Transportation

Biden stops in Las Vegas to tout high-speed rail project

President Joe Biden speaks Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas.

President Joe Biden has arrived in Las Vegas, where he is set to deliver remarks today about a new light rail project linking Southern Nevada and the Los Angeles area. Air Force One ...

8 December 2023
By Casey Harrison

Regulators OK $3 billion for Las Vegas-California high-speed rail project

A Brightline train rendering

The grant funding announced Tuesday clears the way for the long-anticipated commuter project to soon break ground, though it’s not yet clear when that may be.

5 December 2023
By Casey Harrison

After deadly NLV crash, federal investigators want cars to warn drivers if they're speeding

This photo released by the North Las Vegas Police Department shows a wrecked Dodge Challenger, Jan. 29, 2022, in North Las Vegas.

Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking safety regulators to figure out how states can electronically limit speeds on vehicles driven by repeat traffic offenders. The National Transportation Safety Board's recommendations ...

14 November 2023
By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

RTC introduces four electric buses into its fleet; cleaner, quieter rides on the horizon

Officials look over the interior of an electric bus during a ceremony at the Nevada Conservation League offices Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. From left: Kristee Watson, executive director of the Nevada Conservation League, Congresswoman Dina Titus, D-Nev., Boulder City Mayor Joe Hardy, Dwayne McClinton, director of the Governors Office of Energy, Marie Steele, vice president of Integrated Energy Services at NV Energy, Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones, and M.J. Maynard, CEO at the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada.

Four zero-emission buses unveiled Wednesday were obtained via grant funding made available from several federal spending bills and will help the RTC in its goal in becoming carbon neutral ...

2 November 2023
By Casey Harrison

Pilot confusion preceded fatal mid-air collision at Reno Air Races, NTSB says

Members of the Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue Department of California and other officials look over aircraft wreckage, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Reno, after two California pilots were killed when their planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after completing a race at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno.

A preliminary investigation suggests there was confusion among pilots just before a fatal mid-air collision at the National Championship Air Races last month but sheds little light on why. The National Transportation Safety Board released a four-page report Wednesday with some ...

11 October 2023
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

The CEO of Allegiant Air's parent company is out after barely a year, replaced by the former boss

An Allegiant Air passenger jet takes off from McCarran International Airport Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

The parent company of Allegiant Air says its chief executive has resigned and that chairman and former CEO Maurice Gallagher will return to lead the budget airline. Allegiant said ...

28 September 2023
Associated Press

First private U.S. passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

A Brightline train approaches the Fort Lauderdale station on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday when Florida's Brightline begins running trains between ...

21 September 2023
By Terry Spencer and Daniel Kozin, Associated Press

Pilots racing in WWII-era planes die in midair collision shortly after first-second finish in Reno

In this photo provided by the Truckee, Calif., Meadows Fire and Rescue Department, members of the Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue Department and other officials look over aircraft wreckage, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev., after two California pilots were killed when their planes collided in mid-air while preparing to land after completing a race at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno.

Two veteran California pilots were killed over the weekend when their World War II-era planes collided in midair while preparing to land just after finishing first and second in a title race at ...

18 September 2023
By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Las Vegas Strip workers air F1-related construction complaints to county commissioners

Traffic lines up near cones and a freshly paved Koval Ln Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

A presentation by Las Vegas Grand Prix officials on community outreach efforts, traffic plan and construction updates turned into commissioners grilling race officials about ...

7 September 2023
By Grace Da Rocha

Worried about parking for Raiders games at Allegiant Stadium? The RTC’s shuttles have you covered

Passengers are dropped off by a RTC Game Day Express bus prior to a Las Vegas Raiders vs San Francisco 49ers preseason football game at Allegiant Stadium Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.

If you’re the type of person who doesn’t want to sit in that kind of traffic, there’s a supercheap alternative that allows you to bypass the gridlock.

5 September 2023
By Mike Grimala

Off-Strip casino Ellis Island finds itself in the middle of the Las Vegas Grand Prix

A sign advertises Ellis Islands Formula 1 Turn 4 grandstand tickets Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

Visitors flock to the off-Strip property on Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, in part, for their steak special, karaoke nights and craft beers. Come Nov. 16-18 ...

3 September 2023
By Ray Brewer

Rosen continues to champion high-speed rail project linking Las Vegas, SoCal

Brightline Train Design

Brightline West wants to build the 218-mile system that would have rail stations in Las Vegas and in Rancho Cucamonga, Hesperia and Apple Valley in Southern California. The Nevada Department of Transportation applied for federal grant funding on behalf of Brightline and with the support of the entire Nevada congressional delegation and four California congressional representatives.

19 August 2023
By Katie Ann McCarver

RTC rolls out Southern Nevada’s 1st hydrogen-powered buses

Politicians, members of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, and invited guests toast with glasses containing water from a hydrogen fuel cell electric bus at the Harry Reid Technology Park Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The bus does not emit pollutants or green house gasses, only water or water vapor. M.J. Maynard, CEO of the RTC, is at center.

Regional Transportation Commission CEO M.J. Maynard said the vehicles were the first of 16 the commission plans to purchase by 2025 with the help of $18 million in federal funding ...

18 August 2023
By Rhiannon Saegert

Pilots made errors before deadly crash near Lake Tahoe, investigators say

Errors by the two pilots caused a business jet to go into an aerodynamic stall and crash near Lake Tahoe in 2021, killing all six people on board, federal investigators said. The co-pilot ...

17 August 2023
Associated Press

Small plane lands in dry lake bed after reported engine problems, officials say

Two people aboard a single-engine aircraft escaped serious injury when the plane landed Thursday in a dry lake bed not far from the ...

10 August 2023
Associated Press
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