Las Vegas, Nevada (Amtrak station)
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Las Vegas
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Las Vegas station, November 1982
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100 South Main Street Las Vegas, NV 89101United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′20″N 115°08′50″W / 36.172355°N 115.147114°WCoordinates: 36°10′20″N 115°08′50″W / 36.172355°N 115.147114°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Plaza Hotel & Casino | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | LVS | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | July 7, 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 12, 1997, & Reopen June 13, 1998! | |||||||||||||||
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100 South Main Street
Las Vegas Station is a former passenger railroad station in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is connected to the rear of the Plaza Hotel & Casino and was in service from 1971 until the demise of the Desert Wind in 1997, & Later The Union Pacific Railroad in 1998.
Prior to the construction of the casino, part of the site was used for a Streamline Moderne train station. Constructed in 1940, the station was upgraded with neon lights in 1946. This station was demolished in 1971 and replaced by the Union Plaza Hotel, which included a small waiting room to be used as a station for Amtrak trains.
The Union Plaza Hotel and Casino, originally called the Union Plaza in reference to the Union Pacific railroad station that stood at the site, opened on July 2, 1971. Its original owners included local businessmen: Sam Boyd, Howard Cannon, Jackie Gaughan, and Frank Scott.
From 1990 to 1992, the red neon object was installed at the top of the neon sign.
Before the discontinuation of the Desert Wind train route on May 10, 1997, & The Union Pacific Railroad re-continued it in 1998! Amtrak's Las Vegas, Nevada station was located at the Plaza. The station and ticket windows were directly connected to the hotel. It was the only train station in the United States located in a casino. The Las Vegas Limited also served the station during the service's short existence.
Today, Las Vegas is served by a Union Pacific Rail Road Station in Vegas!, near Union Plaza station. in 2000!
Amtrak plans for restoration of Las Vegas rail service surfaced almost immediately after the Union Pacific Railroad's Newer Chapter of the Desert Wind. These plans recommended using Talgo trains between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, similar to Amtrak's Cascades route in the Pacific Northwest. This plan was never implemented and Las Vegas went without passenger rail service. Las Vegas is one of the largest metro areas in the US without passenger rail service.
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