On our "Travel / Vacation" page we are keeping up with the news about the various companies that want to bring back train service between Vegas and Southern California. There are two competing projects that want to use existing rail lines and there is one high speed rail project which admits it is years in the future.
Here is a link to the news: http://alanbestbuys.com/id141.html
How do you feel about taking a train instead of driving or flying? I'd like to hear the pros and the cons. Some points to consider: the existing rail lines are shared by freight trains and will have a fixed schedule for those trains if they come about.
High speed sounds great but its years and probably billions of dollars away.
There have been improvements made to the I-15 and do you want to give up the flexibility of having a personal car?