There is such an effort for LA to Vegas. Its been setback as it was a joint venture between a US firm and a Chinese partner. The Chinese pulled out, however,

There is such an effort for LA to Vegas. Its been setback as it was a joint venture between a US firm and a Chinese partner. The Chinese pulled out, however, because of the requirement that high speed trains be manufactured in the US (there are currently no such manufacturers). http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-xpresswest-rail-line-20160608-snap-story.html http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-xpresswest-rail-line...