High speed rail from Las Vegas to LA and by "LA" I mean Rancho Cucamonga cleared another big hurdle recently, so let's dive into the service and figure out how much it's going to change transportation dynamics between one of the US' busiest city pairs for travel.



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Resources:
Amtrak Desert Wind final timetable http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/deser...
https://www.railwayage.com/regulatory...
https://www.brightlinewest.com/
https://hsr.ca.gov/wpcontent/uploads...
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/...
https://www.delta.com/us/en/checkin...
https://www.visitorlando.com/blog/pos...
https://metrolinktrains.com/globalass...


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