We suggest going to the Vegas Inc article from Richard N. Velotta; and read the lower article "Train to Nowhere." A reader (David Adams) wrote to Sen. Harry Reid "tongue firmly planted in cheek" seeking funding for a high-speed train running from Las Vegas to Yerington, Nv. just like Desert Express. He even got a form letter from Sen. Reid informing him how to apply for FRA funds!
http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/aug/15/hold-presses-im-facebook-and-twitter-folks-its-new/
Las Vegas to Victorville is about 183 miles. So, we decided to do some fact finding for other towns on a map 183 miles from Vegas to see if an HSR could be supported.
*Please keep in mind that there are NO proposed additional HSR routes. The stats below are for a fictitious routing of what would be available for an HSR. All routing, estimations, proposals, alignments, designs, etc..is for entertainment use only.
Please direct questions to company(s) providing said service.*
Goldfield, Nv. ~ population 440 (not big enough for a sq. mile)
>Stops along the way...
*Indian Springs, Nv. (population 1,302 ~ 19 sq miles)
*Beatty, Nv. (population 1,154 ~ 7 sq miles)
Enoch, Ut. ~ population 3,467 ~ 3 sq. miles
>Stops along the way...
Mesquite, Nv. (population 14,800 ~ 15.6 sq miles)
St. George, Ut, (population 72, 897 ~ 64 sq. miles)
Cedar City, Ut. (population 20, 527 ~ 20 sq. miles)
Seligman, Az. (population 456 ~ 6 sq. miles)
>Stops along the way...
Boulder City, Nv. (population 15,023 ~ 78 sq. miles)
Kingman, Az. (population 28,068 ~ 30 sq. miles)
Blythe, Ca. ~ (population 20,817 ~ 26 sq. miles)
>Stops along the way...
Boulder City, Nv. (population 15,023 ~ 78 sq. miles)
Needles, Ca. (population 4,844 ~ 31 sq. miles)
DesertXpress route...(note, proposed not to stop at Primm, Baker, or Barstow).
Victorville, Ca ~ (population 115,903 ~ 73 sq. miles)>Stops along the way...
Primm, Nv. (un-measurable. only housing for stateline casinos)
Baker, Ca. (population 735 ~ 3 sq. miles)
Barstow, Ca. (population 22,639 ~ 41 sq. miles)
*all sats via wikipedia.com*
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