Las Vegas Limited

Las Vegas Limited
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleCalifornia and Nevada
First serviceMay 21, 1976
Last serviceAugust 6, 1976
SuccessorDesert Wind
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiLos Angeles, California
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stops4
Distance travelled324 miles (521 km)
Average journey time7 hours 25 minutes
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)781/782
On-board services
Class(es)Reserved coach
Catering facilitiesFull diner and on-board lounge
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The Las Vegas Limited was a short-lived weekend-only passenger train operated by Amtrak between Los Angeles, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the last in series of excursion trains run by Amtrak between 1972–1976 serving the Los Angeles–Las Vegas market. Low patronage led to the train's withdrawal after three months. Amtrak returned to the Las Vegas market in 1979 with the Desert Wind, a daily train between Los Angeles and Ogden, Utah.