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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, center, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, right, drive rail spikes into a symbolic rail, on Monday, April 22, 2024, in Las Vegas. A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels
April 22, 2024 5 p.m.

Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels

Company officials say the goal is to have trains exceeding speeds of 186 mph — comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains — operating in time for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels
April 22, 2024 5 p.m.

Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels

Company officials say the goal is to have trains exceeding speeds of 186 mph — comparable to Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains — operating in time for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.