Last stop Sin City: Plans for $4.9 billion California bullet train straight into heart of Las Vegas ..

DesertXpress on verge of landing huge government loan 

Critics labelled plans 'insane' and claimed park-and-ride system won't
be used

DOWN THE LINE: PLANS FOR THE DESERTXPRESS

• 80,000 jobs created - only 722 permanent
• DesertXpress to reach speeds of up to 150 mph
• Departs from Victorville, California - a rundown city of 115,000 on Route 66
• Parking for 15,000 cars
• Trains leave every 20 minutes
• Estimated journey time - 80 minutes
• Average ticket price - $75

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