Ill be 80 if I make it and then I'd have to want to ride, just to ride it?

Earlier this year, plans of a high-speed bullet train that would take people from Southern California to Las Vegas were revealed.

Brightline, the company that will build the system, announced a landmark labor agreement with the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition, which is "comprised of 13 rail unions representing more than 160,000 freight, regional, commuter, and passenger railroad workers in the United States."

"Americans want high-speed rail, and Brightline West and the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition will deliver," the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition in a statement released in March.

"Brightline West will be the most elegant travel by rail experience you can have in America, and it will be the catalyst for America's renaissance of travel by high-speed rail."

The $10 billion investment is expected to create nearly 35,000 jobs during construction and over 1,000 permanent jobs once operational, according to a press release from Brightline.

The fully-electric train will be able to travel 200 miles an hour.

There will be stations near the Las Vegas Strip, Rancho Cucamonga, Apple Valley and Hesperia. Construction is set to begin later this year and may be completed by 2027.

So going from the party train, it's now a commuter line. The other company that touted this deal, is still making promises and selling stock, which is more of a long con than a real deal. Here's to Brightline which is real.

Different more detailed review: https://constructionreviewonline.com/projects/brightline-west-los-angeles-to-vegas-high-speed-rail-projet-updates/

The 170-mile electrified line will be built on leased property adjacent to I-15, with a top speed of 180 miles per hour and a journey time of around 90 minutes beginning at the Apple Valley railway station. Each train plying the route will have a capacity of 1,200 people and would run every 45 minutes.

Just for a check, Driving Directions - 2:38 / 187 miles, Via I-15 N in light traffic.