Bombardier Monorail fully automated system for Las Vegas, USA - Photo courtesy of Bombardier

July 15, 2004 -- LAS VEGAS, Nev., USA -- Jobwerx News -- Bombardier delivers on the first fully automated urban transit system to the Las Vegas strip.

The Las Vegas Monorail transit system is the first fully automated, line-haul urban monorail system, as well as the first major urban transit system constructed in the modern era without using any tax dollars.

The dual-lane guideway serves links seven stations and services the entire east side of the Las Vegas strip, including the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Bombardier Transportation partnered with Granite Construction Company for the design and construction of the fully automated, 4-mile monorail system. Bombardier was responsible for the manufacture and supply of 36 driverless monorail vehicles; design and supply of power distribution, automatic train control, communication and automatic fare collection systems; equipping the operations and maintenance facility; systems engineering and integration; project management; as well as providing up to 15 years of operations and maintenance.

Transmax Group worked with the Las Vegas Monorail Team to make the project a reality and devised a creative Super Turnkey plan for the project.

In October 2003, Bombardier and Granite were awarded a design-build-equip contract by Transit System Development LLC for an extension to the existing monorail system. The new Downtown Extension, expected to proceed in 2005, will include 20 additional monorail vehicles that will serve four new stations along 2.25 miles of dual-lane guideway. Bombardier Transportation also will be operating and maintaining the system for five years with two renewable five-year options.

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