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The California-Nevada Interstate Maglev project is proposing the construction of a 269-mile Maglev Train line from Las Vegas, Nevada to Anaheim, California . The first 40-mile segment received $45 million in 2005 for the planning phase. This segment would run from Las Vegas to Primm, Nevada , with proposed service to the new Las Vegas Airport . The project is being researched seriously, particularly by the German consortium behind the Transrapid , who hope to build it as a demonstration line in the hope of attracting future business; it would be the first long-distance application of Transrapid technology. However, American Magline Group , working with the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission , has received most of the government funds released so far. HISTORY In the late 1970s and 1980s, Nevada politicians talked of a "bullet train" to connect Southern California to Las Vegas. Since the 1997 termination of the Amtrak Desert Wind , Las Vegas has been without any Passenger Train service. Plans to resume service using a Talgo train have failed to gain traction due to the high cost of upgrades to the existing track, much of it being only a single track as of 2006. With McCarran International Airport expected to reach capacity in a few years and I-15 upgrades for more lanes an on-going project, an alternative mode of transportation between Southern California and Las Vegas is considered important by many transportation planners. As a result, a maglev train was proposed in the late 1990s. Operating on a dedicated track, it would not be subject to delays from Freight Train s, a problem that plagued the old Amtrak service. As a high-speed service, it would be able to compete with airlines for passengers, especially from the outlying areas of Southern California. Funding received to date:
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ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS Amtrak Amtrak has proposed upgrading the existing rail line to allow high-speed claims to lack capacity on the existing rail line. TALGO CONQUESTS THE AMERICAN PACIFIC COAST Desert Xpress Enterprises Desert Xpress Enterprises has proposed Desert Xpress , a privately owned high-speed rail line running nonstop from Victorville, California to Las Vegas, a 200-mile run along the I-15 corridor. The Federal Railroad Administration public scoping meetings on July 25 , 2006 and July 26 , 2006 could lead to an Environmental Impact Statement for the project. REFERENCES
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