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Posted
16 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

This is like watching a Nascar race with no wrecks.  Just wrong!

There will be a wreck one day.

I followed this guy for a while, and he was in the top tier of wingsuit flyers, and then he ran into a tree and died.

 

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Posted
34 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

There will be a wreck one day.

I followed this guy for a while, and he was in the top tier of wingsuit flyers, and then he ran into a tree and died.

 

No old bold pilots rule.

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Posted
1 hour ago, markstanco said:

 

 

 

there will be a time that we read about this person having either died while hitting a rock... or having like 50 bones broken hitting a rock.

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

 

 

 

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OR... 

 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Bevo&Pevo said:

one more...

 

Love the cheetah at the end.

Those impalas look a lot like the ones I saw everyday in high school.  I went to HS in the lowrider capital of the world.

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Posted
7 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

There will be a wreck one day.

I followed this guy for a while, and he was in the top tier of wingsuit flyers, and then he ran into a tree and died.

I'm going to go out on a limb and said it was an accident.

Posted
7 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

There will be a wreck one day.

I followed this guy for a while, and he was in the top tier of wingsuit flyers, and then he ran into a tree and died.

 

When I lived and worked in Norway I had a friend that was on the Norwegian adventure search and rescue team. They had to regularly scrape people off of cliffs. 

Posted
12 hours ago, futureman said:

looks like japan built a bullet train that passes over lake austin at pennybacker. 

$70 million my big toe.

 

Here that would cost $70 billion

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Posted
23 minutes ago, huge said:

$70 million my big toe.

 

Here that would cost $70 billion

Hawai'i will pay around $12 billion for Oahu's Skyline rail system. It runs at a top speed of a screaming 55 mph and travels the unfathomable distance of 20 miles. It looks like a sad cousin of Newark Liberty Airport's monorail system. At one point, after they built the rail, they brought in the train cars and realized they didn't fit on the tracks. Also pretty fantastic that it doesn't go downtown, to the university, to the city's shopping and business core of Ala Moana, or to the tourist core of Waikiki. All aboard! 

Newark: image.png.4ac538420cfae3124e4b4f2367363d9c.png

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Posted
2 minutes ago, futureman said:

seems that money could be put to better use on the island.  or is that route needed. 

It's a boondoggle. Everyone knows that that traffic is bad, and I'm all for public transportation. But with $12 billion you could've created a network of express bus lanes and had enough left over to solve the homeless problem, which is the biggest quality of life problem on Oahu. Not to mention all of the people that live in other parts of the island that will never be close to the rail lines but are paying taxes for it anyway. Most people in Hawaii are not fans of Skyline. 

Posted
2 hours ago, honolulu horn said:

Hawai'i will pay around $12 billion for Oahu's Skyline rail system. It runs at a top speed of a screaming 55 mph and travels the unfathomable distance of 20 miles. It looks like a sad cousin of Newark Liberty Airport's monorail system. At one point, after they built the rail, they brought in the train cars and realized they didn't fit on the tracks. Also pretty fantastic that it doesn't go downtown, to the university, to the city's shopping and business core of Ala Moana, or to the tourist core of Waikiki. All aboard! 

Newark: image.png.4ac538420cfae3124e4b4f2367363d9c.png

Honolulu: image.png.25aed13eec039d31c611f4f036dc3198.png

I’m working on a high speed rail project been outskirts of LA to Vegas.

The project, supposedly is $20B. 

Posted
13 hours ago, Superhero said:

I’m working on a high speed rail project been outskirts of LA to Vegas.

The project, supposedly is $20B. 

I figured it would be closer to Tree-Fiddy.

Posted
18 hours ago, honolulu horn said:

Hawai'i will pay around $12 billion for Oahu's Skyline rail system. It runs at a top speed of a screaming 55 mph and travels the unfathomable distance of 20 miles. It looks like a sad cousin of Newark Liberty Airport's monorail system. At one point, after they built the rail, they brought in the train cars and realized they didn't fit on the tracks. Also pretty fantastic that it doesn't go downtown, to the university, to the city's shopping and business core of Ala Moana, or to the tourist core of Waikiki. All aboard! 

Newark: image.png.4ac538420cfae3124e4b4f2367363d9c.png

Honolulu: image.png.25aed13eec039d31c611f4f036dc3198.png

Y’all slipping

 

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Posted
18 hours ago, Superhero said:

I’m working on a high speed rail project been outskirts of LA to Vegas.

The project, supposedly is $20B. 

So that’s where our tax dollars have been going. 
 

Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project (Rancho Cucamonga, CA to Las Vegas, NV)

The project you’re referring to is Brightline West, a privately led, 218-mile high-speed rail line (with trains up to ~200 mph) running mostly in the median of Interstate 15. It will connect Rancho Cucamonga (with Metrolink connections to greater Los Angeles) to Las Vegas, with intermediate stops in Apple Valley/Hesperia and Victor Valley. A ceremonial groundbreaking occurred in April 2024, but full heavy construction is still ramping up.

How much rail has actually been laid?

Zero miles of track have been laid as of November 19, 2025.

  • Construction is in the preliminary/preparatory phase: geotechnical borings, utility potholing, surveying, grading preparation, and early site work (e.g., Las Vegas station foundation and a concrete tie production facility in North Las Vegas).
  • Main civil works (embankments, drainage, bridges) are accelerating through late 2025–2026.
  • Heavy construction and track laying are scheduled to begin in early 2026 (concrete ties expected to ship starting late 2025).
    No sources indicate any actual rail installation yet; the project remains in earthwork and foundation stages.

How much has been spent to date?

Exact expenditure figures are not publicly broken out in detail, but:

  • The total project cost has risen to approximately $21–21.5 billion (up from earlier estimates of $12–16 billion due to inflation, labor, and materials).
  • Major funding secured so far includes a $3 billion federal grant (signed in 2024) and authority for $3.5–5.5 billion in tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds (some issued/closed in 2025).
  • Spending to date has primarily covered land/right-of-way acquisition, environmental clearances, design/engineering, preliminary field investigations, and early station/site work. Brightline is also seeking a $6 billion federal RRIF loan to cover cost overruns.
    Precise “spent to date” numbers are not disclosed publicly, but the project has consumed hundreds of millions (at minimum) on pre-construction activities since the 2024 groundbreaking.

Main contractors and partners

Brightline West is structured as design-build segments with multiple partners:

  • Trainsets: Siemens Mobility (American Pioneer 220 trainsets, built in the U.S., plus 30-year maintenance contract).
  • Geotechnical engineering/design: Atlas Technical Consultants.
  • Design/engineering support: HNTB.
  • Environmental compliance: Rincon Consultants.
  • Concrete ties: PCM Railone (dedicated facility in North Las Vegas).
  • Other key partners: High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition (union labor agreements), Southern Nevada/California Building Trades, and potential segment contractors like Las Vegas Paving Corp. (mentioned for certain grading/utility work).
    Brightline has awarded ~4–5 of 9 major construction packages as of late 2025, with the rest in final negotiations.

Source of funds

Primarily a public-private partnership with heavy private involvement:

  • Federal government: $3 billion direct grant (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law via FRA/NDOT); up to $3.5–5.5 billion in tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds (PABs) allocation; potential $6 billion low-interest RRIF loan application pending.
  • Private capital: Equity from Fortress Investment Group (Brightline’s parent), debt financing, and project revenue bonds.
  • No major state general funds mentioned; earlier plans for California/Nevada bonds were largely replaced by federal PABs.
    The mix is roughly ~25–30% federal grants/bonds so far, with the rest private/debt (exact ratios shift with the ongoing loan request).

The project aims for service by ~2028–2029 (delayed from earlier targets tied to the 2028 LA Olympics). Progress is visible at the Las Vegas station site, but the bulk of the 218-mile corridor remains untouched beyond surveys and prep work. For the latest official updates, check brightlinewest.com or USDOT/FRA announcements.

Posted
3 hours ago, nnm said:

So that’s where our tax dollars have been going. 
 

Brightline West High-Speed Rail Project (Rancho Cucamonga, CA to Las Vegas, NV)

The project you’re referring to is Brightline West, a privately led, 218-mile high-speed rail line (with trains up to ~200 mph) running mostly in the median of Interstate 15. It will connect Rancho Cucamonga (with Metrolink connections to greater Los Angeles) to Las Vegas, with intermediate stops in Apple Valley/Hesperia and Victor Valley.

 

How come Uncle Elroy gets a train?

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