Z-Train
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The Z-Train is a proposed passenger train service that would operate primarily on Union Pacific Railroad
lines between Los Angeles Union Station
, Ontario, California
, and a new station to be built adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip
, with a travel time of five to five-and-a-half hours. Amtrak
last operated passenger train service to Las Vegas in 1997 on the Desert Wind
.
Z-Train would offer an alternative to traveling on congested Interstate 15
.
The project was announced by Z-Train Limited LLC, a subsidiary of D2 Entertainment LLC, which partners in themed restaurants and attractions, museum “edu-tainment” features, hotels and casinos and other resorts. The company has worked on projects in the United Kingdom
and Egypt
and may be best known for its work on the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth ship projects.
Five different classes of service would be offered -- coach, business, first class, premium and private cars -- each with a variety of onboard activities. Initially, Z-Train would operate daily except Tuesday, leaving Los Angeles at 10 a.m. and Las Vegas at 4 p.m.
The Z-Train is not to be confused with the BNSF designation for intermodal trains carrying both containers & trailers.
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
lines between Los Angeles Union Station
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California. The station has rail services by Amtrak and Amtrak California and Metrolink; light rail/subways are the Metro Rail Red Line, Purple Line, Gold Line. Bus rapid transport runs on the Silver Line...
, Ontario, California
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
, and a new station to be built adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, with a travel time of five to five-and-a-half hours. Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
last operated passenger train service to Las Vegas in 1997 on the Desert Wind
Desert Wind
Desert Wind was a passenger train route operated by Amtrak from 1979 to 1997. When it first entered service, it ran from Los Angeles, California to Ogden, Utah passing through Salt Lake City and Las Vegas...
.
Z-Train would offer an alternative to traveling on congested Interstate 15
Interstate 15
Interstate 15 is the fourth-longest north–south Interstate Highway in the United States, traveling through the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Montana from San Diego to the Canadian border...
.
The project was announced by Z-Train Limited LLC, a subsidiary of D2 Entertainment LLC, which partners in themed restaurants and attractions, museum “edu-tainment” features, hotels and casinos and other resorts. The company has worked on projects in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and may be best known for its work on the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth ship projects.
Five different classes of service would be offered -- coach, business, first class, premium and private cars -- each with a variety of onboard activities. Initially, Z-Train would operate daily except Tuesday, leaving Los Angeles at 10 a.m. and Las Vegas at 4 p.m.
The Z-Train is not to be confused with the BNSF designation for intermodal trains carrying both containers & trailers.