Construction on High-Speed Rail From LA Area to Las Vegas to Begin in 2 Months

The all-electric high-speed rail line is being built to carry passengers from Rancho Cucamonga to Las Vegas in approximately two hours and 10 minutes.

Attendees talk as a monitor displays a Brightline West presentation after a ceremony at the Brightline West Las Vegas station in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 22, 2024. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Construction is expected to begin within the next two months on Brightline West, the bullet train planned to take passengers from southern California to Las Vegas, the project’s manager said Feb. 10.

The train, dubbed the first true high-speed rail system in the United States, is intended to connect Las Vegas to the greater Los Angeles area, ending in Rancho Cucamonga in San Bernardino County.