Celebrating 10 years running the monorail — VIDEO
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A northbound monorail leaves the Convention Center Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A woman walks towards the exit of the SLS hotel-casino Las Vegas Monorail stop on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Two security guards are seen from the window of the Las Vegas Monorail in an empty lot next to the SLS hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People are seen on a walkway leaving the Flamingo/Caesar's Palace Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
Reflections are seen from the SLS hotel-casino Las Vegas Monorail station escalator on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A man takes the escalator down from the SLS hotel-casino Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A large lot is seen from the window of the Las Vegas Monorail, next to the Wynn employee parking garage, in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
The Las Vegas Monorail passes over traffic on Flamingo Road near Linq Lane in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People wait at the Harrah's/The Linq Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A parking lot is seen from the Harrah's/The Linq Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A northbound monorail departs from the Flamingo/Caesar's Palace station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
The Las Vegas Monorail is seen reflected in windows of the Flamingo hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
A Bally's ad is seen at along the hotel-casino's parking garage from the windows of the Las Vegas Monorail on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
The Las Vegas Monorail makes it's way past The High Roller in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People make their way towards the exit at the Harrah's/The Linq Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People walk by at the Convention Center Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People wait for a southbound monorail at the Harrah's/The Linq Las Vegas Monorail station, as seen through the windows of a northbound monorail passing by on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
The Las Vegas Monorail passes Bally's hotel-casino, seen in the background, in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
People make their way towards the exit at the Harrah's/The Linq Las Vegas Monorail station on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Note: This photo was taken by a tilt-shift lens. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter @csstevensphoto
The Las Vegas Monorail Company is celebrating its 10th year of running the monorail, which runs from the MGM Grand hotel-casino to the SLS hotel-casino, with five other stations in between.
The Las Vegas Monorail originally opened in 2004 and was run by Transit Systems Management until July 2005, when the Las Vegas Monorail Company took over.
