Spring along Lake Champlain... TIOGA PASS, a former CN business car is deaheading from Los Angeles to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by way of Chicago and Albany, New York. If you have always wanted to see Lake Champlain from an open platform, this is your chance. We will leave Albany Thursday, March 25th at 11:00am and arrive Montreal's Central Station at 7:10pm. We have room for five day riders from Albany to Montreal. Lunch will be included in your low fare of $75.00 per person. You may pay by check or credit card, or use cash with 2 forms of ID. For more information or to reserve your space, call 760 955 6079 and talk with old Norm. Web Page: WWW.RideMyTrain.com Feather River Canyon Express We invite you to come ride with us on our Feather River Canyon Express excursion running August 20-22, 2010 from Emeryville to Portola and return through the rugged Feather River Canyon and over the former Western Pacific Route. We will pick up passengers at Martinez, Davis and Sacramento before swinging onto the former Western Pacific mainline. Our train will be parked at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum for the weekend to take part in the 28th annual Portola Railroad Days Festival. Half of the proceeds are being donated to the Feather River Rail Society operators of the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola to help fund the Railroad Day Festival. Our 14 car private charter train has dome cars, sleepers, coaches and lounges with many options to fit everyone's budget. prices roundtrip start at only $348. Oneway ticket are avaialble. Our train is already 48% full so we suggest you do not wait too long to book. The Domes to Railroad Days, Feather River Canyon Express is being operated by Trains & Travel Internationl and has full endorsement and suport from the Feather River Rail Society, the Portola Railroad Days Committee , Eastern Plumas County Tourist Assoication and the City of Portola. Reservations and information call toll free at 1-800 359-4870 or (775) 453-1004 Web Page: www.traintrips.biz Dome L.A.-S.Diego March 14 There are still a few seats available for our Luncheon By The Sea trip from L.A. to San Diego and return on Sunday March 14th. Enjoy newly rebuilt Budd Vista-Dome, SILVER SPLENDOR, and a gourmet 4-course meal with Champagne, wine and beer included. $179 per person. Please visit www.larail.com or call John Caestecker at 714-292-9316 for details. Great Western Parks Tours Tour A - July 13 – 25. Tour B - August 10 – 22. Tour C - September 5 – 17. American Rail Excursions, Inc. offers private rail cars from Chicago to the west to visit Grand Tetons National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. Travel in the style of presidents and famous movie stars. Twelve nights and thirteen days for unhurried visits to America’s great national parks. Other providers hurry you along. We allow time for you to get those photos you will cherish for a lifetime. Among the many attractions are: A ride on the historic and scenic Heber Creeper Railroad for a spectacular steam train ride through Provo Canyon. Tour Grand Teton National Park with abrupt peaks contrasting sharply with the plains and glacial lakes. A float ride on the Snake River with the magnificent Grand Teton Mountains as a backdrop. Yellowstone, America’s first National Park. The park is home to a great variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison and elk. Inside the park you will marvel at Old Faithful and other geysers and hot springs that have delighted visitors for ages. You will also see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Yellowstone’s Upper and Lower Falls, Hayden Valley, Old Faithful, Fountain Paint Pot and the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Also Mammoth Hot Springs with its amazing steaming limestone terraces. Many elk are usually found here and it is a favorite spot for photography. Admission to the spa at Fairmont Hot Springs. Then on Glacier National Park and Many Glacier, surrounded by high peaks of the Lewis Range. Day long tour of Glacier National Park aboard one of the famous red “Jammer” open top buses to traverse the Continental Divide by the Going to the Sun Road. These famous buses, originally constructed during the Depression by White Motor Car, have been restored and modernized by the Ford Motor Company without losing any of their classic design. The fare is $3,995 - $4,395 per person, double occupancy in compartment/double bedroom; $6,995 – 7,695 per person, single occupancy in compartment/double bedroom and $5,995 per person, double occupancy in suite (double bedroom and compartment ensuited on train, double bedroom in hotels). For two couples traveling together, two rooms can be ensuited for daytime travel on train. There is a $250/passenger additional charge for tours B and C due to higher hotel costs. Please call 313-300-8411 to order or for additional information and descriptive brochure. Or write American Rail Excursions, Inc., PO Box 2345, Dearborn, MI 48123-2345. Checks, money orders, VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted in payment. Web Page: http://www.americanrail.com Niagara Rainbow June 7 - 11 from Chicago; June 6 - 12 from St. Louis, American Rail Excursions, Inc. offers private rail cars to Niagara Falls Travel in the style of presidents and famous movie stars. Come join American Rail’s private rail passenger car tour to one of the most scenic and romantic attractions in the entire world. Millions have honeymooned at Niagara Falls. Others have come for the sheer majesty and power of the Falls. This tour includes a professionally guided day tour for each side of the falls and also a night at hotel overlooking the Falls. Included are escorted tours of both American and Canadian sides of the Falls and a night in the Canadian Hilton Hotel overlooking the Canadian side of the Falls. See Canadian Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, a Bridge marooned since 1918, Upper Canadian Rapids, Niagara Power Plants, Sir Henry Oakes Garden, Whirlpool Rapids, Power plant Disaster area, Rainbow Bridge, Queen Victoria Park, Table Rock House and Upper Niagara Rapids. On your second day of tours of the Falls you will enjoy on the American side the American Falls, Prospect Park, Rock Slide Disaster Area, Bridal Veil Falls, Lower Niagara River, Pathway Below The Falls, Honeymoon Bridge Remains, E. Dent Lackey Plaza, Three Sisters Islands, Upper Niagara Rapids, Table Rock and a ride on the Maid of the Mist. Enjoy your private room with enclosed bathroom, many meals onboard and premium beverage service (never an extra charge). Meals onboard are prepared fresh by accomplished chef and served by attentive stewards. Enjoy premium beverages in the afternoons and evenings served in the lounge onboard by our friendly staff. No airport hassles. One night in deluxe resort hotel overlooking the falls. Many shops and restaurants nearby. Also a casino if you wish to try your luck. Our rail cars are your comfortable traveling hotel room. See American close up and personal. Be sure to bring your camera. The fare is only $1,999 per person, double occupancy in double bedroom; $3,499 per person, single occupancy in double bedroom and $3,499 per person, double occupancy in suite (two double bedrooms ensuited). For two couples traveling together, two double bedrooms can be ensuited for daytime travel. There is a $100 additional charge for St. Louis departure. Please call 313-300-8411 to order or for additional information and descriptive brochure. Or write American Rail Excursions, Inc., PO Box 2345, Dearborn, MI 48123-2345. Checks, money orders, VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted in payment. Web Page: http://www.americanrail.com New Orleans Jazz Festival April 24 – May 1 from Chicago; April 23 –May 2 from St. Louis, American Rail Excursions, Inc. offers private rail cars to Washington, DC via Cleveland and Pittsburg and then on the route of the famous Southern Crescent to New Orleans for the Jazz Festival. Travel in the style of presidents, titans of industry and famous movie stars. Enjoy this great circle tour that features many of the southern states. While in Washington, our private cars will be parked at Washington, DC Station, c. 1917, designed by D. H. Burnham. It is 633 feet long and 211 feet wide. The main waiting room is 220 feet long and 130 feet wide with a barrel-vaulted ceiling 93 feet high in the center. The station overlooks the Capitol Mall. Most attractions are along the mall and many are within walking distance from Union Station. Included are tickets for one day of step on step off trolleys to the major Washington, DC attractions including the Smithsonian museums, the Capitol, the Washington Monument, the White House, Thomas Jefferson Memorial & Tidal Basin, the Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the Kennedy family gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown and Arlington Cemetery. You will then depart Washington on the famous Southern Crescent route through Atlanta to New Orleans for the New Orleans Jazz Festival. Included while you are in New Orleans is your ticket to the Jazz Festival, shuttle bus transportation to the festival from Canal St., an escorted city tour and a luncheon cruise on the paddle wheel steamboat Natchez. Enjoy your private room with enclosed bathroom, many meals onboard and premium beverage service (never an extra charge). Meals onboard are prepared fresh by accomplished chef and served by attentive stewards. Enjoy beverages in the afternoons and evening served in the lounge by our friendly staff. No airport hassles or the bother of checking into and out of hotels. Our rail cars are your comfortable traveling hotel room. See American close up and personal. Be sure to bring your camera. The fare is only $2,399 per person, double occupancy in double bedroom; $4,199 per person, single occupancy in double bedroom and $4,199 per person, double occupancy in suite (two double bedrooms ensuited). For two couples traveling together, two double bedrooms can be ensuited for daytime travel. There is a $100 additional charge for St. Louis departure. Please call 313-300-8411 to order or for additional information and descriptive brochure. Or write American Rail Excursions, Inc., PO Box 2345, Dearborn, MI 48123-2345. Checks, money orders, VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted in payment. Web Page: http://www.americanrail.com Washington Cherry Festival April 6-11 from Chicago; April 5-12 from St. Louis, American Rail Excursions, Inc. offers private rail cars to the Washington, DC Cherry Festival. Travel in the style of famous personalities of a largely bygone and more refined era. While in Washington, our private cars will be parked at Washington, DC Station, c. 1917, designed by D. H. Burnham. It is 633 feet long and 211 feet wide. The main waiting room is 220 feet long and 130 feet wide with a barrel-vaulted ceiling 93 feet high in the center. The station overlooks the Capitol Mall. Most attractions are along the mall and many are within walking distance from Union Station. Included are two days of tickets for step on step off trolleys to the major attractions including the Smithsonian Museums, the Capitol, the Washington Monument, the White House, Thomas Jefferson Memorial & Tidal Basin, the Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the Kennedy family gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown and Arlington Cemetery. See the giant Cherry Blossom Parade and the many exhibits on the Mall. Enjoy your private room with enclosed bathroom, many meals onboard and premium beverage service (never an extra charge). Meals onboard are prepared fresh by accomplished chef and served by attentive stewards. Enjoy beverages in the afternoons and evening served in the lounge by our friendly staff. No airport hassles or the bother of checking into and out of hotels. Our rail cars are your comfortable traveling hotel room. See America like never before. Be sure to bring your camera. The fare is only $1,899 per person, double occupancy in double bedroom; $3,299 per person, single occupancy in double bedroom and $3,299 per person, double occupancy in suite (two double bedrooms ensuited). For two couples traveling together, two double bedrooms can be ensuited for daytime travel. Fare is $100 additional for St. Louis departure. Please call 313-300-8411 to order or for additional information and descriptive brochure. Or write American Rail Excursions, Inc., PO Box 2345, Dearborn, MI 48123-2345. Checks, money orders, VISA, MasterCard and Discover accepted in payment. Web Page: http://www.americanrail.com San Diego Weekend - Mar 6 I have 4 roomettes available for our regular Weekend in San Diego trip for this weekend - March 6-7 Stay overnight in Pacific Sands at the San Diego Station. Cost is $149 (show special from the WGH show is available) Please call 888 610-1950 if you would like to go! Web Page: http://www.larail.com Virginia & Truckee Railfan Sp The Virginia & Truckee Railfan Spectacular March 15-16, 2010 still has a few spaces available. Now the editors of 3 major railfan magazines are now on this tour and invite you to join them for the excitment. This is Trains Magazine, Railfan & Railroad Magazine and Classic Trains Magazine. On the 15th there are 18 photo run-bys planned with railroad management. Price: $348 per person for this two day event. Call toll free 1-800 359-4870 or (775) 453-1004. Web Page: www.traintrips.biz San Diego Steam Special Tickets are still available for the San Diego Steam Special: May 1 LAUS to San Diego, May 2 San Diego back to LAUS. SB dome seats are almost gone, but NB domes still available. Plenty of coach seats available. at $99 one-way. SBRHS will be selling tickets for the trip at Winterail. Buy a ticket thru them and you support the trip and SBRHS gets a sales commission. Web Page: www.goldenstaterails.com Chicago Special See link below for details Web Page: http://www.movie-trains.com/Chicagospecial.html TIOGA PASS "deadhead" trip Los Angeles based business car TIOGA PASS will deadhead to Montreal leaving Los Angeles Friday, March 19th on Amtrak train 4, the Southwest Chief. Since this is a deadhead trip, there is room for those who have always wanted to ride on a business car and watch the world from an open platform. Ride along at a special price - Say 30 cents a mile for "day" riders, and 40 cents a mile for those who have a private room aboard the car. We have room for 3 more passengers in private rooms and room for up to 7 additional day riders. Some examples - Los Angeles to Albuquerque with a berth (including dinner and breakfast) $350.00, Kansas City to Chicago (day trip) $135.00, Chicago to Pittsburg (overnite) $200.00, well you can make up your own trip - Tentative plans call for using the Southwest Chief, Capital Limited, NE Corridor trains, and the Montrealer. Scheduled arrival in Montreal will be Friday evening March 26, at 7:10pm. Credit cards and checks accepted. Call Norm at 760 955 6079 or cell 760 953 9620 for information and reservations. As always, the open platform is yours to enjoy. Full beverage service aboard TIOGA PASS is always complimentary for our guests. TIOGA PASS is a proud member of the LA Rail.com group! Web Page: WWW.RideMyTrain.com or LARail.com By Private Car to Winterail The only way to travel to Winterail is by private car, of course. You can do just that this year aboard TIOGA PASS, a former CN business car. We will leave Los Angeles Thursday, March 11, on the rear of Amtrak's Coast Starlight. At Oakland, your private car will be uncoupled from the train and spotted in Amtraks Oakland yard. Your private car will be your hotel. Friday will be a free day in the Bay, and you can enjoy a ferry trip across the bay, and sightsee in San Francisco. The railfans among us may choose to ride BART, Caltrain, the Capitals, or the fascinating streetcars in San Francisco. Saturday, those who wish to attend Winterail in Stockton will have to rise early as we will have a van to take us to Stockton for the premier rail photo exhibit in the US. We will return to Oakland Saturday evening, as Sunday morning our car will be attached to the rear of the Southbound Coast Starlight for our triumphant return to LA. The trip includes lunch and dinner aboard the car Thursday, and breakfast, lunch and dinner aboard the car Sunday. Passenger may stay aboard the railcar in Oakland Thursday, Friday and Saturday nites (limited to 6 passengers) As always, all beverages aboard TIOGA PASS are included in your fare. Prices: Los Angeles to Oakland $250.00 per person, maximum 15 passengers Oakland to Los Angeles, $250.00 per person, limit 15 passengers Stay aboard TIOGA PASS in Oakland, $50.00 per person per nite. Van and driver to Stockton and return for Winterail, with ticket to Winterail $60.00 per person. Complete package, round trip and room aboard car at Oakland and Winterail admission, $595.00 Call Norm at 760 953 9620 for information or reservations, or book at LARail.com or RideMyTrain.com Chehalis Western Express Follow up your day on the Rainier Rambler with another fun and exciting vintage steam event!: Start your day bright and early [Sunday, June 13th] at a restored Milwaukee Road depot in Chehalis, Washington. You will have the unique experience of watching vintage engines, including the #15, a 1918 Baldwin 90-ton 2-8-2S steam engine make their preparations to depart. Have your camera ready as we add our passenger consist, and off we'll go! The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad operates over a 9 mile section of track that extends southwest from Chehalis to Ruth, Wa. This historic line was previously part of the Milwaukie Road network that extended to South Bend and the Pacific Coast and was later operated by the Chehalis Western Railroad. The line winds through scenic hills and farmland along the Chehalis River and over several wooden trestles. As the locomotive steams along, we'll be stopping for some photo run-bys. After a morning riding and shooting photos, we will make our way back to Chehalis, deboard, and head off for further afternoon fun. A minimum of three photo runbys have been scheduled and more will be added if time permits. Coffee and donuts will be provided at boarding. Two open cars will be part of our consist to enjoy the fresh air and unparalleled views. As this trip is limited to less than 100 passengers, we highly recommend making your reservations ASAP- $60 per person. Contact: 503-292-5055 or info@railsnw.com. Web Page: http://www.railsnw.com/Tours/charter/chehalis_western_express/chehalis_western_express.htm The Rainier Rambler RailsNW is pleased to present one of the first trips out on the newly reopened line from Elbe, WA across the Nisqually River bridge. This exclusive charter onboard the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad will feature two steam locomotives- a doubleheader- as we take you past Mineral and Divide to a turnaround at one of the largest wooden trestles in the Northwest. We expect to feature both the Rayonier #2, a Willamette geared engine which just returned to service last summer, as well as another of the MRSR collection. If it completes its restoration in time, we may be taking out the Rayonier #70, a Baldwin 2-8-2 rod locomotive; backup is most likely the Hillcrest Lumber #10, a Climax geared engine, but final motive power is at the discretion of railroad personnel. A minimum of three photo runbys have been scheduled and more will be added if time permits. A full catered BBQ meal is included on the return trip to complete your day at the Mineral Lake pavillion. An open car will be part of our consist to enjoy the fresh air and unparalleled views. As this trip is limited to less than 100 passengers, we highly recommend making your reservations ASAP. Departs from newly reopened historic Elbe depot • Doubleheader of two restored West Coast steam locomotives • Coordinated photo opportunities at multiple locations • Full catered BBQ at Mineral Lake pavillion • Route: Elbe, Mineral, Divide, Trestle, Mineral Lake 12 June 2010, 12noon-7pm, $85pp Web Page: http://www.railsnw.com/Tours/charter/rainier/rainier_rambler.htm Private car Virginia City to Reno We have two openings for our Snowflake trip to Reno Feb 12-14. 3 packages starting at $279 per person. We will be using the Virginia City and dome car Plaza Santa Fe Web Page: www.vcrail.com Valentine's Day - Hey Guys!!! Hey Guys, Those of yu who have a woman in your life (and that may be at least half of you), make plans to ride on the dome-diner-lounge SILVER SPLENDOR on Sunday, February 14th. Enjoy a fabulous 4-course Gourmet luncheon excursion from L.A. to San Diego (and return). Mimosas, beer and wine are included in your fare of $179 per person, along with beautiful coastal vistas. Depart L.A. at 11:10 a.m. or Fullerton at 11:40 and be back before 6:00 p.m. Please go to www.larail.com for further details and reservations. Or call John Caestecker at 714-292-9316. Web Page: www.larail.com These listings are from the Trainorders.com classified ad system. Trainorders.com Inc. makes no guarantees to the validity of posted trips. Any transaction of the trips listed are to be made directly with the vendor and in no way involve Trainorders.com Inc. When you book you are booking directly with the vendor and Trainorders.com is not liable for any damages you may incur.