Lost in the fractious debate over California high-speed rail is a separate, little-publicized plan for a second bullet train -- dubbed XpressWest -- that would connect the Golden State with Sin City.
$8.4 billion: Estimated amount bullet train to Las Vegas is expected to cost $6.9 billion: Estimated cost of initial stretch from Las Vegas to Victorville $1.5 billion: Estimated cost of stretch from Victorville to California high-speed rail line in Palmdale $50 million: Minimum amount paid by supporters to clear all the required bureaucratic and planning hurdles for the Vegas line $5.5 billion: XpressWest's $5.5 billion federal government loan application from December 2010 $1.4 billion: Private financing expected if federal loan comes through
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