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Las Vegas Monorail Finally Ready To Open

Posted by simoniker on from the whizzing-happily-along dept.

doormat writes "The Las Vegas monorail is finally set to open to the public on July 15th! The project has had some problems - it was originally scheduled to open in March. The first part of the monorail, which uses Bombardier M-VI train vehicles, 'a derivative of the famous Walt Disney World Mark VI trains', is 4 miles long and connects several casinos on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip (see map, QT video), as well as the Las Vegas Convention Center (Home to CES, NAB, Networld+Interop and what was Comdex). Future phases seek to expand the monorail to downtown to the North, the west side of the strip, and eventually the University and the airport (which the taxicab and limo groups fight tooth and nail). I swear it's the strip's only choice... throw up your hands and raise your voice! Monorail, Monorail, Monorail! Mono... D'oh!"

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  1. wee simpsons by spacerodent · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wonder if they broke into song and dance at the annoucment of its construction

  2. What happens in Brockway, stays in Brockway by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They just better have a damn good conductor.

    1. Re:What happens in Brockway, stays in Brockway by JamesKPolk · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or hope Leonard Nimoy is in town doing a show.

    2. Re:What happens in Brockway, stays in Brockway by Zorilla · · Score: 2, Funny

      Donuts; is there anything they can't do?

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    3. Re:What happens in Brockway, stays in Brockway by Short+Circuit · · Score: 3, Funny

      If it's maglev, then they probably have a super conductor!

      Otherwise, depending on their power needs, 6-gauge wire should work. :)

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  3. I hope by odano · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope they use a little more discression in hiring the operator than the springfield monorail.

  4. Wow, that's a big train! by Sampizcat · · Score: 2, Funny
    The first part of the monorail, which uses Bombardier M-VI train vehicles, 'a derivative of the famous Walt Disney World Mark VI trains', is 4 miles long


    I had to do a double-take when I read this the first time. I thought it said the train itself was 4 miles long...
  5. CSI by mrpuffypants · · Score: 5, Funny

    Until some guys gets run over by the Monorail in CSI I'm not even going to acknowledge it.

  6. University by Fooby · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a university in Las Vegas? And I thought UPenn was a party school...

  7. Since it's Vegas.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Will there be slot machines on the trains?

  8. Viva la Monorail!!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ogdenville, North Haverbrook, and Brockway enjoy the same monorail service Las Vegas is gonna get. You go Vegas!!!!.

    Of course any mishaps around the monorail will remain secret cause what happens in vegas stays in vegas.

  9. Anyone who has been to Vegas knows by swagr · · Score: 5, Funny

    that this monorail will take you directly from the center of a casino, to the center of many other casinos, via routes that pass through casinos.
    In order to get to any of the stations, you'll need to walk through 3 miles of casinos. In order to buy tickets, you'll need to walk through 4 miles of casinos. If you're drunk and gambling, tickets are free.

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  10. How quaint. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'm glad I live in a real city: Chicago.

  11. Well, this is a first.... by lortho · · Score: 3, Funny

    The obligatory Simpsons reference/joke made in the the actual story, before the first comment is even posted? Thought I'd never see the day... ;)

  12. Sheesh. by c0dedude · · Score: 1, Funny

    Finally, something to put Las Vegas on the maps! :-)

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  13. Re:Yipee!!!!! by michaelhood · · Score: 2, Funny

    Also, they should Open Source this POS

    Agreed. If this was OSS, we could all test this on our own Monorail test beds we have at home!

  14. Oblig. by G-funk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since this was on last night, here of course is the song!

    Lyle Lanley: Well, sir, there's nothing on earth Like a genuine, Bona fide, Electrified, Six-car Monorail! ... What'd I say?

    Ned Flanders: Monorail!

    Lyle Lanley: What's it called?

    Patty+Selma: Monorail!

    Lyle Lanley: That's right! Monorail!

    [crowd chants `Monorail' softly and rhythmically]

    Miss Hoover: I hear those things are awfully loud...

    Lyle Lanley: It glides as softly as a cloud.

    Apu: Is there a chance the track could bend?

    Lyle Lanley: Not on your life, my Hindu friend.

    Barney: What about us brain-dead slobs?

    Lyle Lanley: You'll all be given cushy jobs.

    Abe: Were you sent here by the devil?

    Lyle Lanley: No, good sir, I'm on the level.

    Wiggum: The ring came off my pudding can.

    Lyle Lanley: Take my pen knife, my good man.

    I swear it's Springfield's only choice...

    Throw up your hands and raise your voice!

    All: [singing] Monorail!

    Lyle Lanley: What's it called?

    All: Monorail!

    Lyle Lanley: Once again...

    All: Monorail!

    Marge: But Main Street's still all cracked and broken...

    Bart: Sorry, Mom, the mob has spoken!

    All: [singing] Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! [big finish] Monorail!

    Homer: Mono... D'oh!

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  15. And best of all... by character_assassin · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... it terminates at the Las Vegas Hilton, better known to Slashdotters as the home of the Star Trek Experience. Don't forget to visit Quark's Bar, where you can order - shudder - "The Wrap Of Khan."

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    1. Re:And best of all... by identity0 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh shit, now you have me picturing some fat Slashdotter sitting on the john in his hotel at 2am....

      "Kaaaaaaaaaaahhn!!!"

  16. A Monorail in Las Vegas? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I dunno, seems like more of Shelbyville idea to me.

  17. Were you sent here by the Devil? by greycortex · · Score: 2, Funny

    No good sir, I'm on the level.

  18. Re:Why? by Alex+Reynolds · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why, the track cost is halved, obviously! *rimshot*

  19. Re:a correction to one of your statements by eriko · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yep. You've heard that Alaska is going to split into two states? That'll make Texas the *third* largest state.

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  20. Re:Yipee!!!!! by Dashing+Leech · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yes, it's "old" 70's (well, really, 50's, as it differs very little from the original Alweg designs that run on Seattle and Anaheim trackage) technology. However, buses are, what, 30's technology? Light rail vehicles, also, are nothing more than the modern version of the 1910's streetcars.

    Oh, everything's stolen nowadays. Why, the fax machine is nothing but a waffle iron with a phone attached.

    (I can't believe I managed to use a relevent Simpson's quote in a story on monorails without refering to the monorail episode.)

  21. Re:$$$ according to Zagat by orcus · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ah, the old "Lady in Red" distraction - get's em every time.

    Pity there wasn't an agent around :-)

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