Wheel falls off monorail !!!

[ocnative1964]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- The $650 million Las Vegas Monorail was shut down Wednesday after a mechanical problem caused a wheel to come off one of the cars, a company spokesman said.

Nobody was hurt in the incident, which happened as a train was traveling north toward the Las Vegas Convention Center, spokesman Todd Walker said.

The train limped slowly into the convention center station, and riders were let off, he said.

Walker said the monorail would reopen after inspectors deemed it safe. The company was offering refunds to people who bought tickets.

The monorail opened July 15 and averaged more than 30,500 passengers in its first 17 days of operation. The company has not released current ridership numbers.

The opening was delayed for nearly six months while officials worked out software glitches and other problems.

The monorail follows a Z-shaped, 3.9-mile route behind the Las Vegas Strip, stretching from the MGM Grand to the Sahara hotel-casino.




Wheel falls off Vegas monorail

[cinder]

That monorail is sweeeeeeeeeeeeet!

[Instidude]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) -- The $650 million Las Vegas Monorail was shut down Wednesday after a mechanical problem caused a wheel to come off one of the cars, a company spokesman said.

Nobody was hurt in the incident, which happened as a train was traveling north toward the Las Vegas Convention Center, spokesman Todd Walker said.

The train limped slowly into the convention center station, and riders were let off, he said.

Walker said the monorail would reopen after inspectors deemed it safe. The company was offering refunds to people who bought tickets.

The monorail opened July 15 and averaged more than 30,500 passengers in its first 17 days of operation. The company has not released current ridership numbers.

The opening was delayed for nearly six months while officials worked out software glitches and other problems.

The monorail follows a Z-shaped, 3.9-mile route behind the Las Vegas Strip, stretching from the MGM Grand to the Sahara hotel-casino.

Darn that Pressler and his cost-cutting methods!

[zero]

Cinder was probably driving the monorail when the wheel "fell" off. Beer in hand!


Edited to add: oh my gosh i have 1001 posts!!!!!!!!! i didn't even realize when i hit 1000! earseek must stop posting...must get back to work...

[fairytalelover]

Well as long as it wasnt that Stratosphere ride that drops you off the side of the building!! I can't beleive people actually have the guts to go on that ride. One tiny problem and you fly off the building!! Good God!earseek

[club33az]

Edited to add: oh my gosh i have 1001 posts!!!!!!!!! i didn't even realize when i hit 1000! earseek must stop posting...must get back to work...

I did the same thing, zero.
HAPPY LATE 1000 POSTS TO ME!!!!

[cinder]

Congrats to you both....I think.







And so what if I took it out for a joyride, Zero. Sheesh.

[zero]

You could have at least spared the wheels, Cinder!!!

Isn't that monorail VERY new????

[cinder]

Yes ma'am. Just opened up a few months ago, if that. It's tiznight.

[disney rocker]

A new monorail, yet a wheel came off. What a bummer.