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Los Angeles – Luxury overnight train service between Los Angeles and San Francisco is one step closer to reality.
Newport Beach-based Dreamstar Lines, which is behind the project, announced Wednesday that it has commissioned DesignWorks, a BMW Group company, to create initial concept designs for the interior and exterior of the passenger rail vehicle. Elegant. “
The interior configuration of the coach may include a suite with a sleeping area and toilet for first class passengers. Standard seating and sleeping area including toilet for standard vehicles. The lounge car features a bar with open seating for passengers.
Exterior front view of the Dream Star Line. / Dream Star Line
The company says the concept addresses the “shortcomings” of traditional travel options such as planes, cars and buses.
“These modes are fraught with challenges such as congested transport hubs, stopovers, aging vehicles, inconvenience, stress and minimal amenities.Dreamstar allows passengers to Not only will you avoid problems, but you’ll be able to sleep peacefully most of the time, reducing your waking hours and allowing you to spend them on your journey,” Dreamstar said in a statement.
External side view of the Dream Star Line. / Dream Star Line
In April, Dreamstar signed an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad that would allow it to operate trains on Union Pacific Railroad’s tracks, which connect Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Dreamstar is also part of Caltrain, a commuter railroad that serves the San Francisco Peninsula and Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley), and a Southern California commuter railroad that serves Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. It is also necessary to conclude a contract with Metrolink. Also in Oceanside, San Diego County.
If all goes according to plan, the company plans to launch the service as early as summer 2025.
Meanwhile, work is progressing on two other separate rail projects in California: Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Los Angeles bullet train project and the state’s high-speed rail project.
Source: This article was reported with information from Dreamstar Lines.
