X Train: OC to Las Vegas

[irvinehomeowner]

Read this article in the OC Register:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/barron-497672-company-vegas.html

It's interesting but unless you are into partying on the train... not sure how popular it would be.

Although driving during non-peak is only 4 hours (less depending on your inner Andretti), I don't mind just relaxing and enjoying being a passenger. Although... 6 hours seems like a long time.

I took a bus to Vegas once (back when there used to be Comdex) and that was okay (only 5 hours)... but in the time vs. money factor, I would rather fly.

 

[socal78]

Oh, a bullet train update?!? Thank you! I can't wait to read this later tonight. I was just planning my next trip but scrapped it after realizing I didn't want to drive and started to wonder if there was anymore talk of this happening.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

This one isn't the high speed one.

It's the party train one... hence the 6 hour trip. But service is supposed to start by end of this year.

I think the bullet one is like 2 hours or something like that... but that's still unicorn slobber.

 

[socal78]

Awww. Bummer. A 5 hour train ride for a hundred clams each way / pp. Yeah, I'm with you. I think next time I'll go back to flying.