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Studies of Magnetic Rail Line Approved30 April 2003LAS VEGAS – As reported by the Review-Journal: ``The Federal Railroad Administration approved starting environmental studies of a high-speed, magnetic levitation train connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles. ``The approval puts the Maglev project among three in the nation eligible for federal funding. Maglev projects in the other two cities, in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, were the two finalists chosen by federal officials in 2001 to compete for nearly $1 billion for a federal demonstration project. ``The federal government hopes to have the rail line completed by 2010. ``…The environmental study will focus on a route between Las Vegas and Primm, which backers say will be the first 40 miles of a 269-mile rail system stretching to Anaheim, Calif. ``…After more than a decade pursuing a maglev project that would connect Las Vegas and Southern California, local proponents have been heartened by support from powerful officials in Washington…" |