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Note: Desert Wind discontinued on May 12, 1997. |
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Station Data: |
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Address |
100 South Main
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Location |
36.17 N, 115.15 W |
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Elevation |
619 m / 2,031 ft |
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Population |
583,756 (Census 2010) |
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Building |
Back Side of Plaza Hotel |
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Condition |
Station facility still exists |
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Amtrak Train: |
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Chicago, IL -
Denver, CO - Las Vegas, NV - Los Angeles, CA ] |
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Urban Railroads: |
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Monorail |
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Monorail (between hotels) |
[ Mirage - Treasure Island ] [ Mandalay Bay - Luxor - Excalibur ] [ Bellagio - Monte Carlo ] |
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People Mover between Terminals |
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Desert Wind (Los Angeles, CA - Chicago, IL) was discontinued on May 12, 1997. The train served Las Vegas, NV. The station was located at Plaza Hotel (back side of the hotel). No passenger train comes to Las Vegas today. New train between Los Angeles, CA and Las Vegas, NV has been planed for many years, but it has never happened. Las Vegas, Nevada - Passenger Station History
Click the photo to enlarge (174kb) |
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Visited on November 26, 2011 |
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Plaza Hotel |
Plaza Hotel Main Entrance |
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Back Side of Plaza Hotel |
Former Amtrak Station |
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Looking South (Los Angeles) |
Looking North (Chicago) |
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Visited on May 15, 2001 |
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Station Building |
Station Building |
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Plaza Hotel (Looking North) |
Plaza Hotel Main Entrance |
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You can see "Amtrak" on the wall |
Notice about Alcohol |
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Looking South (Los Angeles) |
Looking North (Chicago) |
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Las Vegas Monorail - April 2012 |
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Las Vegas Airport People Mover - July 2013 |
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Amtrak Las Vegas Nevada Station (March 1981)
Amtrak Las Vegas Nevada Station (November 1982)
Amtrak Las Vegas Nevada Station (March 1994)
TALGO Demonstration Train at Amtrak Las Vegas Nevada Station (March 1996) |
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