2nd tunnel complete for Vegas convention center people mover.Ontario airport tunnel project by Elon Musk moves to next phase.Rancho Cucamonga route could be added to $5 billion train to Las Vegas.Rancho Cucamonga will get new train station for Vegas and Ontario airport transit projects.Also, the county transportation agency is looking at extending a zero-emission train equipped with a fuel cell from the Arrow line being built in Redlands to Rancho Cucamonga and beyond, as well as a new bus rapid transit line.

Last year, the company estimated it would cost $5 billion to build and will be privately financed.īesides the link to the Brightline train, the future Rancho Cucamonga station is planned to provide access to a tunnel project that would transport passengers underground to and from Ontario International Airport. Not only would it be the first such ground, non-driving option to Las Vegas from Southern California, but the southern extension of the high-speed train would be the first rail option for moving commuters to and from the High Desert and employment centers in the San Bernardino and west valleys.īy running zero-emission trains, the company estimates the projects will reduce carbon dioxide emissions that cause global climate change by 400,000 tons each year and reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled by 935 million annually.īrightline estimates the project will run about 11 million trips annually. Preliminary plans for the southerly extension called for the line to be built along the 15 Freeway and when reaching Foothill Boulevard, jogging west to connect with the new station that connects to Metrolink, to be located just west of Milliken Avenue.

The company’s agreements with state agencies allow it to move forward with negotiations with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and the city of Rancho Cucamonga. The goal is to connect the high-speed train to the Metrolink system at a future station in Rancho Cucamonga, offering travel between Los Angeles and Las Vegas by train. The agreements allow the company to begin negotiating for rights of way that will stretch for 48 miles within the 15 Freeway. 21, signed agreements with California State Transportation Agency, the California Department of Transportation and the California High-Speed Rail Authority for the Rancho Cucamonga spur. With planning for the 170-mile train to Vegas well underway, the company on Thursday, Oct. (Image courtesy of City of Rancho Cucamonga) A new apartment complex is being built as part of transit-oriented development. These projects are still in the planning/design phases. Details are not yet finalized, but the station will be an entry point for new service to Ontario International Airport and Las Vegas. Here’s what the new Cucamonga Station will look like. A private company proposing to build a high-speed train from Victorville to Las Vegas has taken a step toward adding an extension along the Cajon Pass to Rancho Cucamonga.īrightline West has signed agreements with key state transportation agencies that lay the framework for connecting the Vegas-bound train to a newly designed station to be built in Rancho Cucamonga that connects with existing Metrolink service between San Bernardino and Los Angeles, the company announced.

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