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The Biden administration on Tuesday pledged $3 billion to help fund a high-speed rail connecting Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.
The money will go toward starting to lay the track on some 218 miles along the Interstate 15 corridor.
The $12 billion project led by Brightline — the only privately-owned intercity passenger railroad in the U.S. — has been talked about for decades.
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No date was announced for work to start, but the hope is that trains could be carrying passengers by the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
