California–Nevada Interstate Maglev
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The California–Nevada Interstate Maglev project was a proposed 269 mi (433 km) Maglev train line from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Anaheim, California. One segment would run from Las Vegas to Primm, Nevada, with proposed service to the Las Vegas area's forthcoming Ivanpah Valley Airport. The top speed would be 310 mph (500 km/h).[1] Though $45 million was appropriated in 2005 for the planning phase for the first 40 mi (64 km) segment, the money was never spent, and was finally reallocated to a highway project in a Las Vegas Airport in June 2010. The maglev project was not in the 2012 transportation plan under consideration by the Southern California Association of Governments. Removing it from the plan means that the project cannot receive federal funds, even for studies. The Southern California Association of Governments did leave a small portion of the route – from Anaheim to Ontario – in their 2012 transportation plan.[2]
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Status | Proposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | California, Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stations | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Maglev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator(s) | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line length | 269 mi (432.9 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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American Magline Group, working with the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission, has received most of the government funds released so far. The German consortium famous for the Shanghai Maglev Train, Transrapid International, has performed some research into it as well; hoping to demonstrate its technology on a long-distance route.[1] In August 2014, the backers of the scheme were seeking to revive interest in the proposal.[3] In October 2018, it was reported that the LA-LV maglev project was over in 2012.[4]
In September 2019, it was reported that Brightline West, formerly known as XpressWest, and Virgin Trains USA, intended to begin construction in the first half of 2020 of a competing non-maglev route between Victor Valley and Las Vegas.[5]