Passenger Train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
June 10, 2009 at 4:07 am 3 comments
One of the most greatly overlooked public transportation connections in the United States is the train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. This is probably a conspiracy, but out of respect for our overlords I will claim it is due to laziness by the American people.
Some of the reasons why this would be an important connection include:
Las Vegas is an important city.
Las Vegas is an entertainment destination.
Las Vegas is feeling left out.
There would be a savings for the future in terms of energy.
This would promote productivity in so far as giving motivation to workers.
My train includes storage room for ‘bins’ and large objects. Elevated trains are easier to maintain in my opinion because they have fewer meeting points with the terrain which allow for the terrain to shift underneath. Mag-lev trains are nice, but I always thought a mag-lev train enclosed in a vacuum tube would be even more efficient.
I would also include entertainment cars and even casino cars once the border has been crossed however the journey might not be long enough to bother.
-Nicholas Juntilla
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Entry filed under: Transportation Inventions. Tags: efficient, Elevated, Energy, las vegas, los angeles, mag-lev, Train, Transportation, travel, vacuum.
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laura | June 13, 2009 at 1:19 am
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb/17/Bullet-train-to-LA-is-stimulating-idea/
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worldnick | June 14, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Thanks laura. That is an interesting quip. It is like the author just peeks his head out with enough courage to say that it is needed, but with an article short enough to say ‘but I’m half joking.’ That is how it works when people are afraid to say what needs to be said. I disagree that it needs some kind of government stimulus. I believe a private company could make money off of the train. Bill Gates could build it. Ford could build it
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laura | June 18, 2009 at 1:28 pm
you’re just lucky i didn’t post the article about the train from victorville to vegas! that my friend is a pointless wonder.