Brightline West is looking to begin construction next year on the long-talked-about Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail station.

The estimated $8 billion project would connect Las Vegas to Los Angeles via a route alongside Interstate 15 that would incorporate multiple stops in the high desert and San Bernardino County.

There are planned stations in Las Vegas and in California in Victorville, Hesperia and Rancho Cucamonga, where a connection with the Metrolink would carry passengers to and from downtown Los Angeles.

The Federal Railroad Administration recently released an environmental assessment report for the Cajon Pass portion of the project, a 49-mile extension of the track would run between the Victor Valley and Rancho Cucamonga.