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Reed has lost track.
Author: les
Date: 08-29-2019 - 08:32

Didn't this Virgin line under previous aliases Brightline, XpressWest, DesertXpress and etc all make announcements on start dates dating back 10-20 years. I think there was even a maglev in there somewhere as well as a Chinese partner.

BOB2 Wrote:
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> This is the second restart for Virgin, and the
> obviously "inferior" (but affordable to build and
> thus profitable) "high speed" system, which had
> completed the EIS, before Branson bought them.
>
> This may well be about the 200th re-start, in what
> seem like 10 years or so, for the group that wants
> to use (or "fantasizes" about using?) the You Pee,
> to just buy some old cars (they have some lined up
> if I recall correctly) to get from (in the latest
> incarnation) from San Berdoo, to LV. Which is why
> that one has been more "spotty" than the Virgin
> project (which is after all building a new line)
> in things like engineering, design, environmental,
> financing, and other sorts of actual "due
> diligence" that would ultimately be required to do
> any real project. To be fair, this project is
> purportedly finally in discussion with Amtrak,
> about using their legal authority to operate over
> the UP line to Vegas.

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Vegas Express JOHN 08-29-2019 - 02:58
  Re: Vegas Express, or rather Xpress...? Not? This is Virgin..... BOB2 08-29-2019 - 03:19
  Re: Vegas Express, or rather Xpress...? Not? This is Virgin..... Durka Durka 08-29-2019 - 04:49
  Isn't this like the 200th time they've started this line. les 08-29-2019 - 07:44
  Re: Isn't this like the 200th time they've started this line....which one, 2nd relauch for Virgin , with somebody who has actually done it...? BOB2 08-29-2019 - 08:25
  Reed has lost track. les 08-29-2019 - 08:32
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? BOB2 08-29-2019 - 09:03
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? FUD 08-29-2019 - 09:54
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? les is more :) 08-29-2019 - 09:58
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? synonymouse 08-29-2019 - 10:12
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? les 08-29-2019 - 10:20
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? Peter 08-29-2019 - 12:23
  Re: Les is more....? There have been two projects all along, --But you know that, right? les 08-29-2019 - 12:30
  Me and my Valero, wherever we go, me and my Valero. les 08-29-2019 - 18:07
  Re: Me and my Valero, wherever we go, me and my Valero. George Andrews 08-29-2019 - 18:40
  Re: Me and my Valero, wherever we go, me and my Valero. les 08-29-2019 - 19:33
  Re: Me and my Valero, wherever we go, me and my Valero. Max Wyss 09-01-2019 - 00:17
  Re: Max knows.... The use of analysis versus proctology in planning.... And, that's why I'm going with Branson....... BOB2 09-01-2019 - 09:46
  Re: Max knows.... The use of analysis versus proctology in planning.... And, that's why I'm going with Branson....... les 09-01-2019 - 10:18
  The use of analysis versus proctology in planning.... A perfect example? BOB2 09-01-2019 - 11:06
  you suspect intermediate diesel; i suspect not les 09-01-2019 - 11:50
  Re: And, how many rail projects have you worked on? BOB2 09-01-2019 - 12:42
  I just put one up in my friends basement last year. All European set. les 09-02-2019 - 05:29
  Re: Max knows.... The use of analysis versus proctology in planning.... And, that's why I'm going with Branson....... Max Wyss 09-01-2019 - 10:59
  Re: Max knows.... The use of analysis versus proctology in planning.... And, that's why I'm going with Branson....... FUD 09-01-2019 - 14:01
  ... I'm going with Branson ... link corrections FUD 09-01-2019 - 14:07
  Re: ... I'm going with Branson ... link corrections les 09-02-2019 - 05:33
  Re: Max knows.... The use of analysis versus proctology in planning.... And, that's why I'm going with Branson....... LES 09-02-2019 - 05:02
  it's still electric, just a little slower than anticipated. les 09-02-2019 - 10:54


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