Pasi Lautala on the New High-Speed Railway Connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles

Pasi Lautala on CBS News 24/7.
CBS News 24/7: Pasi Lautala, Director, Rail Transportation Program at Michigan Technological University

Pasi Lautala (CEGE) was interviewed by CBS News in a segment about the start of construction on a high-speed railway connecting Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Once finished, the railway will allow passengers to travel between the two cities in about two hours at speeds of 186 miles per hour or higher.

Lautala is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering, a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, and director of the Rail Transportation Program, Michigan Tech Transportation Institute.

Watch the interview at CBS News 24/7.

Pasi Lautala as an inset video with two news anchors for CBS News Travel Watch.
CBS News 24/7: Construction Begins on High-Speed Rail Line Connecting Los Angeles to Las Vegas