Las Vegas Locomotives: LVRJ.com

Maybe it was simply a matter of picking up the phone and placing a few calls.

After selling only 473 season tickets a year ago, the Locomotives say they already have sold more than 1,000 for the upcoming United Football League season. They've done it the old-fashioned way: by reaching out and touching football fans, both near and as far away as Southern California.

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