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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board today approved the building of a 190-mile
high-speed passenger rail link between Las Vegas and Southern California.
The line would allow DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC to provide a rail
alternative to driving and flying.
The construction of a new railroad
line requires prior Board approval.
The approval is conditioned on
DesertXpress implementing 146
environmental mitigation measures
recommended by an Environmental
Impact Statement approved by the
Federal Railroad Administration
with input and expertise provided
by the STB.
The proposed passenger line would
run along the Interstate 15
freeway, with stations at
Victorville, Calif., and Las Vegas.
There are no planned at-grade
vehicle or pedestrian crossings.
The project would reduce air
pollution, fuel consumption and
congestion along the busy I-15
corridor.
The decision in the case,
DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC and
DesertXpress HSR
Corporation—Construction and
Operation Exemption—In Victorville
Cal. And Las Vegas,
Nev.( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/41791?OpenDocument )
, STB Docket No. FD 35544, can be
found on the Board's website,
www.stb.dot.gov. The Board held an
oral argument in a related case on
Oct. 27, 2009 and affirmed its
jurisdiction over the project in
DesertXpress Enterprises,
LLC—Petition for Declaratory Order,
STB Docket No. FD34914.
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