The proposed route would use a largely existing rail line, with proposed stations in Utah between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. If we have the ability to look at it, those are some of the things that can be determined.” “The feasibility and how it would all work would have to be determined throughout this process. “We think it’s a cool concept that deserves to be evaluated further,” UDOT spokesperson John Gleason said.
The Utah Department of Transportation applied for a $500,000 federal grant that would be used to determine the viability of the proposed project.
The Las Vegas to Salt Lake City portion of Utah’s planned multi-faceted rail study is dubbed “Desert Wind Corridor,” the same name as Amtrak’s former rail line that ran between Los Angeles and Chicago and that included links between Southern Nevada and Utah. Utah officials are set to look at what it would take to again link their state with Las Vegas via passenger rail, and under a familiar name.
