Is the Las Vegas to California high speed train finally happening
aapsky via Getty Images PlusA Las Vegas To California high speed train. We've been hearing about this in Las Vegas for decades. Is it finally happening?
Will Las Vegas Finally See A High Speed Train To California
Rumor has it that crews are set to begin working on the Nevada section by this summer. According to Fox 5 Las Vegas, the Department of Labor met with trade unions to discuss hiring 11,000 workers for the project.
Some big projects recently wrapped up in Las Vegas: F1, Durango Resort, and the Fontaineblue. So there are a lot of people in construction looking for that next job. Hopefully this is it.
Las Vegas residents, along with California residents, have been hearing about this train for a long,long time. In December, the Biden administration approved three billion dollars in funding for Brightline. So now, it's time to get those wheels rolling.
The Goal To Start Laying Track Is This Summer
Work will start at what will eventually be the Las Vegas station. Then just keep going south to the California border. Sites being constructed in California will eventually lead to Nevada and California finally meeting up. The finish line is said to be summer of 2028. Which, coincidentally, is when the summer Olympics will take place in LA.
Commissioner Michael Naft said the high speed train is more a real now than it ever was before. But those of us who have lived in Las Vegas for any amount of time, have our doubts. We have, since the first several times the idea of a bullet train was shot down - or just forgotten about.
Naft said “Things like the entitlement process and land use issues for both the station and the rail line are taken care of. Rights of way issues have been resolved" A lot of groundwork is now done, and he says it is now "shovel ready.”
If you, or anyone you know, might be interested in apprenticeships, or a building and trade career, you can get more information at the Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions.
Fingers crossed, but personally, I'm still a bit skeptical. However, I do think the changing times are definitely in the high speed train's favor. Now - let's talk to the powers that be about the lottery coming to Nevada.
Weird Las Vegas Street Names And Where They Came From
Las Vegas street names - where did they come from, and why?
Las Vegas is a place of extremes. We probably have the brightest artificial light in the known universe shining from the Luxor pyramid every night - to the extent that pilots can't fly directly over it for fear of piercing a retina. We have the tallest building between Chicago and the west coast., with the Stratosphere Tower. We have more hotel rooms per capita than - well, probably anywhere. More shows, more casinos, more restaurants in a three mile stretch of road on the strip, than most cities have in a lifetime.
We have to eventually run out of street names, right? Which is not good, because street names help you get you where you're going.
Weird Street Names In Las Vegas
Naming streets in Las Vegas was easy - at first. Early downtown Las Vegas named streets going one direction after Nevada pioneers like Clark, Fremont and Carson. The cross streets got numbers, starting with First Street, which was just one block east of Main Street. Main Street was next to the railroad on the spot where the city began. In the original North Las Vegas the streets were mostly named after people, - simple enough.
Henderson was founded as a company town as a part of the war effort during World War Two.
The street names include Basic, which is the name of the company where the water for Basic Industries flows (now underground,) and a whole lot of mineral names: Lead, Silver, and Perlite. State names, ocean names (Atlantic and Pacific) and to top it off, Army, Navy, Major and Minor.
During an early optimistic period what is now the industrial development west of the Strip used names of stars, like Polaris, Procyon, Regulus, Capella, Sirius, Rigel, Pollux, and Aldebaran. Not bad.
Then there are the celebrity streets. You know, Joe W. Brown Drive, Frank Sinatra Drive, Dean Martin Drive, Wynn Road, Elvis Presley Street, and many that are actually minor streets but still are named after famous Las Vegas people.
There's still a lot of building going on in Las Vegas - what are YOUR suggestions for road names?
And here are some weird street names from other cities in the state of Nevada
-Carla Rea
GOA Way – Gardnerville, NV
Goa Way. Get it - Go A-way. Gardnerville is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, (Northern) Nevada, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 6,211 at the time of the 2020 Census. U.S. Route 395 runs through the center of Gardnerville. State Route 207, known as Kingsbury Grade, connects Gardnerville to Stateline and U.S. Route 50.
Hells Bells Road – Carson City, NV
Hell's Bells Road. Carson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the sixth largest city in Nevada.
Wegotta Way – Carson City
Wegotta Way - perhaps to go along with the street in Gardnerville.
Memory Lane – Las Vegas
I know a lot of cities have this street, but still - you gotta love it! Some of us even stole that street sign in the city we grew up in. (I plead the fifth)
Break-A-Heart Road – Silver Springs, NV
Break-A-Heart Road. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Silver Springs is a census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, at the intersection of US 50 and US 95A. The population was 5,296 at the 2010 census. Lahontan Reservoir, Lahontan State Recreation Area and historic Fort Churchill State Historic Park are all located nearby. If you ever get a chance to go to Lahontan, do it - it's a lot of fun!
Windy Butte Way – Las Vegas
Windy Butte Way. It's childish - but you know you laughed, Beavis.
My Way – Pahrump, NV
Over the hump, in Pahrump, is an ode to Frank Sinatra!
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