XpressWest, the high-speed rail proposal to link Las Vegas with Los Angeles has been acquired by a company that provides rail service in Florida. Brightline announced plans to take over the rights to XpressWest’s 185-mile federally approved rail corridor along Interstate 15. Brightline indicated it also would acquire 38 acres adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip to build an intermodal transportation station with access to taxis, buses, shuttles and limousines. The company indicated it would begin building the rail line next year and complete a link between Victorville and Las Vegas by 2022. Under the company’s plan, a dual-track line free of grade crossings would be built between Las Vegas and Victorville. Eventually, the plan envisioned a 60-mile link west between Victorville and Palmdale, California, where the line would meet with Southern California’s Metrolink commuter rail lines and the California High Speed Rail line that is under construction.
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Antonio Pierce is in a bad situation, little fault of his own. Should the Raiders fire him, it will be their fifth coach in four years. That’s bad.
The Raiders ended the season 4-13 after a loss to the Chargers on Sunday, earning them poor marks across the board for their performance.
The Raiders learned their final three opponents for the 2025 season based on the results of Sunday’s games. They will play nine home games and eight road games.
The Raiders, by virtue of their 4-13 record, will have their highest pick since 2019 in the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Berklee-educated drummer Daniel Platzman artist joined Imagine Dragons in 2011, just before the band broke.