Developers aim to begin operation in 2026.īased on my conversation with Buncher and diving deeper into the progress of these projects, I found that the environmental benefits of high-speed are only part of the reason for why it is needed/wanted in the U.S., and politics and funding remain uphill battles.Overall, 50 million one-way trips occur annually between LA and Las Vegas. The project will reduce 400,000 tons of CO2 annually, equivalent to removing 3 million vehicles.The train is expected to reach speeds of 180 mph, allowing for two times faster travel than by car.Developers aim to begin partial operation in 2029 and complete much of the project by 2033.īrightline West Project - Connecting LA to Las Vegas.The project will help keep more than 3,500 tons of harmful pollutants out of the air annually.The train will ultimately take passengers from San Francisco to LA in under three hours, whereas driving takes almost seven hours.Here are some facts about both projects: California High-Speed Rail Authority Project - Connecting San Francisco to LA
Siemens Mobility is one of two qualified teams involved in the California High-Speed Rail Authority project and is a part of the LA-to-Las Vegas project. on high-speed rail? Buncher highlighted a few prominent projects, including the California High-Speed Rail Authority project connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles and Brightline West project connecting LA to Las Vegas. is at the precipice of a major shift where technology, politics and climate action all come together to help spur the adoption of high-speed rail? Vox uncovered the real story behind the demise of the once-mighty streetcar culture before the current car culture stepped in I highly encourage you to read that article. In the early 1920s, streetcars and mass public transit covered the U.S - and then it all went kaput. and hypothetically projected it out into the future, in some alternative universe, we would have high-speed rail throughout the country. If you look at the history of public transit in the U.S. Reducing dependence on foreign oil, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing efficient and high-speed travel choices - high-speed rail is as fast or faster and more efficient than air travel.costs $140 billion in lost time and productivity. Reducing congestion and boosting productivity - congestion in the U.S.Increasing economic activity - every $1 invested creates $4 in economic benefits.Creating jobs - every $1 billion in investment creates about 24,000 jobs.High-speed rail has many benefits, including: High-speed rail is what allows people to travel from London to Paris, a 300-mile journey, in as little as two hours compared with flying or driving, which takes upward of several hours. As a refresher, what exactly is high-speed rail? According to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, high-speed rail is any new train line of 160 miles per hour or more. GreenBiz and many others have covered it well. The conversation about high-speed rail in the U.S. Siemens Mobility is a leading provider of all things high-speed rail, including trains, systems and aftermarket parts (Siemens partners with a civil engineering company to lay the track, ballast and perform the maintenance.). Buncher is a longtime supporter of and an expert on high-speed rail. is much further along on high-speed rail than I thought, even with the hurdles that stand in its way. After I spoke with Marc Buncher, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Mobility North America, I realized that the U.S. But, it is not all doom and gloom either. However, what if all that is about to change? What if the U.S. I know I have thought of all these points when I have experienced the pleasure of traveling on high-speed rail in parts of Europe. Brush aside the fact that America is so behind due to its heavy car culture or think that the application of high-speed rail simply won’t work in the U.S.does not have abundant high-speed trains. is because it is truly amazing to experience high-speed rail. If you have had the luxury of traveling outside of the U.S., you will have likely experienced high-speed rail or at least heard about or seen it. However, the more I think about it, the more I wonder - maybe high-speed rail is Superman, and America’s car culture is its kryptonite? is Superman and high-speed rail is its kryptonite. is so far behind on high-speed rail compared to other countries it seems the U.S.
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