Of the 36,400,000 visitors to Las Vegas last year, 26% came from Southern California and most used road transport to get there, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Even with a drop in tourism in Las Vegas because of the recession, airline flights are full on weekends and congestion on the main road between the two regions is legendary.

On some days, 270 km, four hours between Los Angeles and Las Vegas can be stretched into a six-hour or more ground in heavy traffic in the middle of nowhere. In real life, the groom in the farce of last year bachelor, Hangover probably would not have been able to accelerate back to Los Angeles in time for their wedding.

There is demand for other transportation as these other forms are so congested, said Mary Riddel, a professor of economics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Last month, Las Vegas Railway Express announced plans to purchase passenger vehicles with two floors and turn them into casinos in the wheels of steel. The proposed X Train featuring a sports bar, sushi bar and entertainment to keep passengers during the trip about 5 1/2-hour fun. One executive said that a return to the Train X would cost about $ 99, and launched the possibility of allowing pilots to play as soon as the train crosses the state line in Nevada. He predicted that the train could start in mid-2011.

A website for the train, with the sound of the disco funk of the Gap Band Party Train shows computer representations of the interiors of the cars looking a lot like the lobby of a hotel casino.

Shortly after the announcement of X Train, a rival claimed the idea of a luxury train was robbed by X train executives appeared in the business plan for the Z-Train (Its motto: Once you start Z-Train, Z Excitement Never Stops).

We believe we have the best plan, we will be more viable in the long term, said Bruce Richardson, spokesman for the Z-Train.

Richardson said that Z-Train plans to target high-level passengers, providing gourmet meals, art exhibitions, book signings, fashion shows, among other things. Tickets cost about the same as airline tickets.

We believe that Brand X is looking for a customer looking for a car seat and a beer, said Richardson. We will offer something that will compete in a private jet experience. We believe our services will be so desirable that when the train arrives in Las Vegas is not why it took so long to arrive, is a question of 'Oh, we have to get off the train ya'.

The companies are locked in a legal battle facing a major challenge to try to convince Union Pacific Railroad, which owns most of the tracks between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, to make use of the right of way. Concerned by the growing publicity about the trains of the party, the Union Pacific last week issued letters denying that any deal would have had to allow either company to operate in their tracks.

Union Pacific also does not condone and do not allow gambling in their tracks, Jerry Wilmoth, general manager of rail infrastructure network, wrote in the letters.

If the UP does not want to play then I will not, said Michael Barron, president of Las Vegas Railway Express.

The concept of a train party mecca gambling in Nevada is not new.

Since 1992, a travel agency in northern California has organized a winter annual Fun Train of the Bay of San Francisco to Reno, allowing passengers to dance and drink throughout the ride.

About six years ago, Amtrak asked the agency to operate a similar train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to revive a train route that ended due to reduced federal subsidies for rail and Amtrak issues 1997 budget.

The fun train to Las Vegas after the race ended.

We have maybe six cars full of nine, which actually lost a lot of money for doing it this year, said Darrel Saunders, managing bands and booking accommodation Key.

Despite an advertising campaign in local media, not enough people signed, he said. Those who complained about the journey of six hours and the lack of scenery in the desert route.