Ridership on the Las Vegas monorail remained virtually stagnant last month, and monorail officials said they don't expect to see increases in November.

In October, an average 28,820 riders a day took the $650 million transit line, which largely shuttles tourists up and down the Las Vegas Strip. That's a very slight decrease from September's numbers, and about a 12 percent drop since ridership peaked in July 2005.

Officials said they think the October turnstile count was a sign of a seasonal tourist slowdown.

The monorail opened July 15, 2004, with expectations that daily ridership would reach 50,000.

Read more about the Las Vegas monorail passenger numbers at http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20051111-1151-nv-brf-monorailriders.html.