Mirage-Treasure Island Tram
Coordinates: 36°07′22″N 115°10′23″W / 36.12277°N 115.17297°W
| Mirage-Treasure Island Hotel & Casino Tram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Locale | Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, NV, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transit type | Automated guideway transit/People mover | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of lines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of stations | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Began operation | 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of vehicles | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train length | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| System length | 305 m (1,000.7 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | guideway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Average speed | 8m/s[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mirage-Treasure Island Tram is a 1,000-foot-long (300 m) people mover connecting the adjacent Las Vegas Strip casinos The Mirage and Treasure Island.[2] The tram takes about 90 seconds to go from one end to the other, and is free to ride.[3]
The tram opened in 1993 along with the opening of the Treasure Island casino.[4] At the time both Treasure Island and The Mirage were owned by Mirage Resorts.
Route[]
Caesars Palace would not permit the tram to cross its property.[5] The tram runs from the front of the Mirage to the rear of Treasure Island.[6]
Technical[]
The tram consists of a single elevated track, with a single 2-car train running back and forth between the two stations. It uses rubber tyres and is cable hauled.[7] It operates as a fully automated guideway system.[8] The train has a total capacity of 120 passengers. One-way capacity is 1,800 passengers/hour.
The tram was built by VSL and Lift Engineering of Carson City.[1] In 2020 it was extensively overhauled by Jakes associates.[9]
See also[]
Transit[]
Resort trams[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d https://mountainscholar.org/bitstream/handle/11124/70512/neumann.pdf?sequence=1
- ^ "Treasure Island TI Hotel Casino and Resort". The Telegraph. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Guest Services". Treasure Island. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
A free light rail tramway ride (about 90 seconds each way) to and from The Mirage Hotel & Casino operates approximately every 5 minutes.
- ^ Akers, Mick (2019-04-19). "Tram between TI and Mirage on Las Vegas Strip back in operation". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ Rothman, Hal (2015). Neon Metropolis: How Las Vegas Started the Twenty-First Century. p. 256. ISBN 9780415926126.
- ^ Hawks, John (2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas. p. 24. ISBN 9781592578047.
- ^ Bolnet, Lionel (2019). Las Vegas: Histoire & architecture. p. 287. ISBN 9781716404405.
- ^ Liu, Rongfang (2016). Automated Transit: Planning, Operation and Applications. p. 107. ISBN 9781118891001.
- ^ David Mori, J.; Castaneda, Steven M. (June 25, 2020). "Mirage-TI Tram End of Life Overhaul". Automated People Movers and Automated Transit Systems 2020. pp. 1–12. doi:10.1061/9780784483077.001. ISBN 9780784483077. S2CID 225658361 – via ASCE.
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- Transportation in Las Vegas
- Las Vegas Strip
- Cable railways in the United States