PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix is getting on the bullet train bandwagon. It wants in on $50 million from Congress to study the feasibility of a high-speed passenger-rail network.
Regional governments from Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Salt Lake City and Reno are lobbying Washington on the benefits of linking urban areas with bullet trains that can travel as fast as 225 mph.
Currently, Las Vegas is the only Western city that appears on a U.S. Department of Transportation strategic map for high-speed rail, and only for a link with Los Angeles.
One drawback is the cost of building a high-speed rail line.
European financial analysts pegged the cost of a national high-speed rail network in the U.S. at $400 billion.
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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com
