A little bump to the thread. Would appear still 41 examples left in the scheme still so going strong for now by all means
NorthWest wrote:The line through Vegas is the old LA&SL. The Overland Route is traditionally the Omaha-San Francisco route through Ogden that the LA&SL is a feeder of.If you look at PTTs in the late 50s'/60s (to the end of passenger service), UP used the "Overland Route" as its nickname!
Palm Springs is around 4 hours from Vegas, but pretty close to Cajon and Los Angeles which may have cheaper flights.