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Monorail!

Yes, the much maligned Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail is open. To find out about Robert N. Broadbent, read this entry of the Review-Journal's three-part series chronicling 100 people who had major impacts on Las Vegas over the city's first century.

But wouldn't you rather read about Kim Pedersen, who built a monorail in his backyard.

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