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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. Simpsons jokes follow by sn0wman3030 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Monorail... Monorail....... Monorail!!!!

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  2. Lay off the drugs! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    > I swear it's the strip's only choice... throw up your hands and raise your voice! Monorail, Monorail, Monorail! Mono... D'oh!"

    Whaaa...?

    P.S. there's also a "train" that goes from Mandalay Bay - Luxor - Excalibur.

  3. Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook by sigemund · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Bah, I've already been to the ones in Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook . . .

  4. It's about time! by The+AtomicPunk · · Score: -1, Redundant

    This'll finally put them on the map like Brockway, Audbinville, and North Haverbrooke!