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This tour will create memories that will last forever. Travel back to a time when luxury on rails was customary. See the United States as the Rail Barons once did. Sleep on board some nights and in Hotels, on layovers. Dine on board with linens and monogrammed china.
Your passage includes: full meal and bar service, a professional staff from the railroads' own executive business cars, also from fine restaurants and hotels. Gourmet Meals are prepared on board in the small but efficient kitchen, using fresh ingredients. Our chef will tailor the menus to your specific requirements. If you are looking for a relaxed and pampered vacation along with the beautiful vistas from the domes and luxurious lounges, please come aboard…and…
Travel, Cross-Country in the Grand Manner!
DAY 2-WEDNESDAY-OCTOBER 20: (D) We gather in the Mission Revival waiting room at Los Angeles Union Station awaiting the boarding call for the Southwest Chief. Coming out to the train we see that the Colonial Crafts will be with us on our way to Chicago. The 6:45 PM departure seems perfect for a champagne toast to the visual delights that await. Dinner is served as we make our way out of the Los Angeles basin and over the rugged Cajon Pass. Through the night we stop at Barstow, Needles, Kingman and Williams Arizona. DAY 3-THURSDAY-OCTOBER 21: (B-L-D) Early birds among us awake to the crisp pine scented fall air as our train makes its way into Flagstaff, AZ. We continue to speed eastward, witnessing the rising sun on the red mesas of northern Arizona and New Mexico, and arrive in Albuquerque about noon for a servicing stop. We step off and stretch our legs on the platform where native Americans are displaying their jewelry pottery and rugs. Departing Albuquerque we begin our ascent to Lamy, station stop for Santa Fe, and where at one time helper locomotives were added for the climb over Glorieta Pass, divide between the Pecos and the Rio Grande watersheds. We'll then make a stop at Las Vegas, NM, and it's on to Raton NM, and the steep and tortuous crossing of Raton Pass, highest point on the Santa Fe Railway. We're now in Colorado, on the western edge of the Great Plains. We make another stop for a crew change at La Junta, and a last opportunity to enjoy the cool evening air after our sumptuous repast. Through the night we make stops at Lamar, CO, Garden City, KS, and the famous cow towns of Dodge City, Hutchinson, and Newton. We also stop at Topeka, the only one of the three cities in the Santa Fe Railway's name that the railroad still visits. DAY 4-FRIDAY-OCTOBER 22: (B-L) This morning we arrive at Kansas City, Missouri, located at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers. Today should see some spectacular fall colors as we race through the hardwood forests of Missouri and into Iowa. We'll cross the Mississippi River shortly after our station stop at Fort Madison, IA. Then we race through the farmlands of Illinois before the skyline of Chicago begins to peek out over the horizon. We'll arrive Chicago at 3:20 PM. One final check of our room and we're off to the Palmer House and a night on 'that toddling town', Chicago. DAY 5-SATURDAY-OCTOBER 23: (D) We enjoy a leisurely morning and afternoon taking in the sights and sounds of America's third largest city. Our train departs at 5:45 PM, so we have lots of time to enjoy ourselves today. Once our train is in the station our Steward appears to escort us back to our private cars. A libation seems to be just the right thing as we depart Chicago on our way to Indianapolis moment of fresh air before retiring for the night. During the night we'll call at Cincinnati before crossing the Ohio River and entering Kentucky.
DAY 6-SUNDAY-OCTOBER 24: (B-L-D) Plan to get up early today, as we'll have a fall color panorama as we depart Huntington, WV, and head through the spectacular New River Gorge, followed later in the day with our climb over the Blue Ridge. We'll arrive Washington DC at approximately 5:30 PM, at the magnificent Union Station. This is a most fitting end to our journey across America in the Grand Manner.
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TOUR PRICE: All tour prices are subject to change without notice at any time.
CHANGE OF ITINERARY: We reserve the right to substitute, change train routing, alter or modify the tour if any unexpected and unforeseen conditions beyond our control occur. As almost everyone knows, in the railroad industry last minute changes do occur.
RESERVATION CHANGES: A $50 per person charge will apply for any changes made to a reservation. This will also apply for any changes in credit cards usded.
DEPOSITS AND FINAL PAYMENTS: The required deposit is due in our office within 14 days of making a booking. For most tours the final payment is due in our office 90 days before the start of the tour. Due dates are posted for each tour and will also be on your invoice and in some cases we will vary the due Date depending upon the tour in question.
MILEAGE COLLECTORS: Mileage collectors please take note before you book! Trains and Travel does not cater just to mileage collectors. We cater to all people that enjoy the railroad hobby. We give strong warning that itinerary and route changes do happen and this is totally beyond our control when it does. If the only reason that you would want to book a tour with us is to collect the rare mileage, may we suggest that you be prepared for possible route changes.
RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: We assume no responsibility for injury, sickness, damage, loss, additional expenses, accidental delay or irregularities which may be caused through willful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of the companies providing or engaging in transportation, accommodations or services related to the accomplishment of the tour including Trains and Travel. We have no control on the timings of our charter trains and indeed passenger trains and charters can and do run late most of the time. Nor do we assume responsibility for natural disaster, social or political upheaval, acts of terrorism or acts of nature. The right is reserved to substitute hotels, tour leaders, equipment, motive power, trains, routes and to alter the itinerary when deemed necessary without notice. We are not responsible for expenses incurred by tour members in preparing for the tour.
CANCELLATIONS: Trains and Travel does not accept cancellations on the phone. Cancellations must be received by postal mail, e mail or fax before any refunds will be processed. Be sure and allow enough time if sending your written notice by the very slow US mail postal system. When a written cancellation is received in the Trains and Travel office this will be the effective date of the cancellation. Please take note that it can take up to 60 days to process some refunds in but most cases refunds will be issued in half that time. Cancellation refund rules: 100 days prior to the start of any tour you will receive a full refund. 99 to 75 days before the departure of any tour there will be a 80% cancellation penalty based on the full cost of the tour. Any cancellations received 74 or less days before the start of any tour will not receive any refund. These cancellations rules apply to everyone and will be enforced.
RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE: Trains and Travel reserves the right to refuse service to anyone we deem necessary, to insure that all of our clients will have the best possible tour.
PRE-DEPARTURE TOUR BULLETINS: Tour bulletins will be sent to clients that have booked on our tours. Bulletins include weather, packing tips, food, health, updates and much more. Tickets and a detailed itinerary booklet will be sent out about three weeks before the tour begins.
PAYMENTS: Payments can be made with personal check drawn on a U.S. Dollar account, money order for U.S. Dollars, bank wire transfer, or credit card. We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express. Final payment for all tours is due 90 days prior to departure. If final payment has not been received 7 days after the due date, a late fee of $50 may apply.
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: All prices are based on double room occupancy. We will try and match you with a roommate. if one is available. If not, you may be charged the single room supplement listed for the tour you are booked on. Single rooms may not be available in some remote locations and on some trains.
TOUR REFUNDS: If for any reason tour members amend or delete any arrangements during travel, and leave the tour on their own, we cannot give any refunds on unused portions of the tour. If buses and trains are cancelled by the carrier or there is a labor strike or they go out of business, we cannot be held responsible and we cannot give refunds. Travel insurance will protect you for any of these reasons. If TU needs to cancel any tour everyone will receive a full refund. Please take note that refunds can take up to 60 days to process.
PARTIAL TOURS: We will allow passengers to join or leave a tour at certain points. It will all depend on the tour and the conditions. Give us a call and we will try and work up a custom option for you.
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