High Speed Rail Between Phoenix and Las Vegas? - U.S. HSR City Pair Route Investigation

This is a closer look at what might be required in order to run a high speed passenger train between Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States of America. We'll go into detail about routing, station location, development, challenges, and necessary structures.

I will be doing more of these types of videos. If you have a suggestion for a city pair of 1 million+ each with no large metros between, please let me know and I will consider it and might make a video about it.

0:00 Introduction
0:20 Las Vegas & Phoenix Descriptions
1:30 Guiding HSR Principles
1:38 Possible Routes
1:54 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
2:25 Curves & Grades
2:57 Airport to Central Phoenix
3:12 Central Phoenix Station
3:32 Central Phoenix to Glendale, AZ
4:26 Glendale Station
4:44 Glendale to Surprise, AZ
5:11 Surprise Station
5:26 Problems With Other Route Options
6:15 Surprise to Kingman, AZ
7:45 Kingman Station
8:07 Kingman to Boulder City, NV
9:18 Boulder City Station
9:41 Boulder City to Henderson, NV
9:53 Henderson Station
10:23 Harry Reid International Airport
11:23 The Dream of HSR on Las Vegas Blvd.
12:13 Strip Area Station Options
12:24 Strip Station
13:05 Cost and Travel Times
13:56 Conclusion
14:24 Up Next
14:40 See You On That Big, Beautiful Freeway!

Stock footage was from Pexel.com and Pixabay.com, both excellent sources for free video footage.

Topics:

State Farm Stadium
Arizona Cardinals
BNSF
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
Mojave National Preserve
Mojave Trails National Monument
Joshua Tree National Park
Rancho Cucamonga
Brightline West
The Las Vegas Strip
Wickenburg Arizona
U.S. 93
Big Sandy River Valley
Interstate 40
Housholder Pass
Hoover Dam
Colorado River
Railroad Pass
Union Pacific
Las Vegas Convention Center
Planet Hollywood Casino
Formula 1 Paddock
UNLV