Well, with this show continuing the X-Train folks sent out an email today announcing plans to start up LA-Vegas service by the end of the year, albeit as an "Amtrak charter" (i.e. the same thing that a number of excursions will do; the NRHS does something like this in SW Virginia from time to time). Of course, this is also "subject to final approval by the railroads and Amtrak". Considering Amtrak's reputation towards PV operations (I'd loosely classify this as such an operation) and the history of the company...let's just say that I'll sit back and watch the show on this one, but I figured it was worth mentioning all the same.