VIRGIN USA PUTS VICTORVILLE TO LAS VEGAS HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT ON HOLD

A California board postponed a vote on allocating Virgin Trains USA $600 million of tax exempt private activity bond authority to build a passenger rail line connecting Victorville  to Las Vegas 

Officials want to make sure the federal government is totally on board before moving forward with the project.  

Next board meeting is on Feb. 12, 2020 

Virgin Trains USA has unveiled plans to build a fully electric, high speed train that would connect Southern California to Las Vegas by 2023. The 170-mile (273-kilometre) high-speed line will link Las Vegas, Nevada with Victorville, California – a town about an hour-and-a-half drive northeast from Downtown Los Angeles.