The monorail system, which began as a joint venture between MGM Grand and Bally’s, was acquired in 2000 by Las Vegas Monorail, which was formed to develop, own and operate the trains.

Las Vegas Monorail passengers walk along the platform at the Harrah’s & The Linq station by on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto.

The idled Las Vegas Monorail is being bought by the local tourism authority, which plans to arrange the system’s second Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Tourism officials are betting as many as 20 million visitors a year will use the monorail, paying $3 one-way fares and $5.50 for a roundtrip. An extension to downtown Las Vegas and a connection to ...

A Las Vegas Monorail car arrives in the Convention Center station on Sept. 7, 2008. The monorail system stops at seven locations along the strip and gets riders from one end of the strip to the ...

Using the Las Vegas Monorail system or other trams in town can help you get to where you're going with less stress in this week's "Vegas Like a Local!" The Las Vegas Monorail has 7 stops along the ...