Los Angeles-San Francisco Overnight Train Nears Implementation, Two States Innovation Together
Los Angeles – The dream of an opulent, cutting-edge overnight train linking San Francisco and Los Angeles is getting closer.
Dreamstar Lines, a new transportation company based in Newport Beach, said that it has reached a deal with Union Pacific Railroad to run its trains over the railroad’s rails that connect Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Joshua Dominic, CEO of Dreamstar Lines, Inc., stated, “Our partnership with Union Pacific Railroad is a significant milestone for Dreamstar Lines and the future of private rail travel in the United States.” “By launching this service, we are not only offering a luxurious and eco-friendly travel option but also revitalizing the rich heritage of overnight rail travel in America.”
Dreamstar claims that the train carriages will have high-speed Internet connection, in-room showers, lay-flat beds, individual rooms, and food and drink service.
The company did not provide any other information, but it is also looking into an “add-on auto transport service” that would let passengers bring their vehicles along to make travel even easier following the overnight trip.
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“A flight that is supposed to last two hours can take up to six hours when one includes the time spent traveling to and from airports, check-in, and security. The same distance may be traveled in just two or three “waking” hours with next-generation sleeper trains, the business said in a news release. “They’re not spent crammed into an 18-inch wide airline seat.”
In addition, Dreamstar needs to sign contracts with Metrolink, the commuter rail system in Southern California that serves the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura, as well as Oceanside in San Diego County, and Caltrain, the commuter rail line that serves the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley).
If everything goes as planned, the business hopes to begin operations as early as the summer of 2025.
In the meantime, California’s high-speed rail project and Brightline West’s bullet train project from Las Vegas to Los Angeles are also making headway.