Roth Likely to Chair Train Commission
County Supervisor Don R. Roth is expected today to be elected chairman of a commission that is guiding the creation of a super-speed train linking Anaheim with Las Vegas.
Roth currently is vice chairman of the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission, which has approved an international consortium’s plans to privately build and operate a 265-m.p.h. magnetic levitation train.
The rail service, which could begin in 1997, will link Anaheim with Las Vegas in a 75-minute, one-way trip.
Roth has said that the $5-billion train will “thrust both states into the 21st Century,” reducing traffic congestion and attracting tourists.
Roth also supports the project because he has been pushing for construction of a regional airport at George Air Force Base in San Bernardino County, which would be considered too remote without high-speed rail service.
The 16 members of the commission will vote on the chairmanship, which changes annually, this afternoon at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach. The current chairman is Arnie Adamsen, a Las Vegas city councilman.
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