How many times since 1955 have UP and Amtrak tried to run the "Gambler's Special?"

I've not heard anything, but I'd expect those closer to LAUPT to know more... that said...

Amtrak will have its best marketing window ever to plug LA-LV run right now, with 2 hour sit-around times at LAX, Ontario, John Wayne, and Burbank. The delays to get onto a plane plus the transportation time actually gets halfway close to the transit time.

NOW, if Amtrak can get California's blessing to:
1) Run the train as a "portable piece of Nevada", ie, run it as a rolling casino under NV gaming law,
and
2) Serve the kind of free food and booze UP did when the City of Las Vegas was the GM Aerotrain...

It might get enough riders to be profitable.

Otherwise, look to the history books, and don't let the last LA-LV obit get too dusty.

My $0.015. YMMV. Not valid in Alaska, Hawaii, or DC. Sales tax applies. Enron consulting tax applies. Beer is good.

John

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Originally posted by neldowden:
Is there a viable way to have at least one train which goes all the way between Monterey and Sacramento or wine country for that matter?

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If you saw my website, you may have stumbled across my comments about extending the Capitol Corridor to Monterey. I think they should do that first, before the Monterey to SF service.

And, by the way, Monterey County is also wine country.

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Trust God, love your neighbor, and never mistake opinion for truth.
-Mr. Toy