Trains Unlimited Tours - Domes To San Diego

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CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR RAILCAR CHARTERS		(714) 751-2032
1146 CHARLESTON STREET		CalZephyrRailcar.com
COSTA MESA, CA 92626		e mail: Burt@CalZephyrRailcar.com

TOUR 10 TOURIST TOUR APRIL 25, 2009

Once upon a time, Rail Barons and wealthy socialites traveled the country on luxurious private railroad cars. They dined with such amenities as fine china, linins & crystal, while being pampered by the onboard staff. Now this form of luxury rail travel is being offered to everyone, at a very reasonable price.
Private railroad cars now allow travelers the option to step back in time and recapture that romantic era of train travel that Amtrak cannot provide. Once upon a time rail barons and wealthy socialites traveled the country on luxurious private railroad cars, dining on fine china and crystal and being pampered by the onboard staff. Now this form of luxury rail travel is being offering to everyone at a very reasonable price.
A small number of railfans have purchased and refurbished private rail cars familiar to the first half of the 20th century. This was the golden age of passenger rail travel. These railfans have spent around a million dollars on each private rail car to bring back this golden age of travel.
Passengers can sip on cocktails and nibble on hors d' oeuvres while sinking into deep leather sofas in lounges paneled in rich mahogany and be lulled to sleep at night in their private pullman rooms by the rhythm of the train wheels rolling down the track. All meals are prepared fresh onboard and made to order by the onboard gourmet chefs.

These private luxury rail cars are coupled onto the rear of scheduled Amtrak passenger trains all over the country. Our first class passengers are separated from the Amtrak passengers by locked doors. We provide our own onboard staff including our chef and make up our own gourmet menus for all meals. All drinks and food is included in the ticket price from the time you step onboard until you detrain. Everything is first class with every detail included no matter if you are on a two or one day train journey. This is passenger train travel at it's finest.

The above three photos by Larry Johnson

SATURDAY, APRIL 25: (CB-D) We have a full day of family fun and excitement in store for you today. Our weekend adventure first starts off at Los Angeles Union Station as you are met by our onboard staff and board our two luxury first class California Zephyr Vista Dome cars that will be attached to train No. 566 on Amtrak's Pacific Surf iner Route running down the California Coast to San Diego. The train departs at 8:30am. You and your family are also welcome to board in Fullerton, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Irvine or San Juan Capistrano if you like. Departing Los Angeles we will serve a light continental breakfast with juice and coffee in the two 360 degree vista domes as we head south. Sit back with your cup of coffee and enjoy our onboard award winning service as the scenery goes by. Our onboard lounge & bar will also be open for unlimited drinks of your choice, all included in your ticket price. Shortly after departing San Juan Capistrano at 9:48am the tracks swing away from the hills and out along the Pacific Ocean and in fact at times runs right on the beach. Arrival in San Diego at the former classic Santa Fe Depot in the Old Town section of the city is scheduled for 11:20am.

The old and the new running down the California Coast

San Diego is well known for four big attractions, the world famous San Diego Zoo, legoland, Sea World , the San Diego Wild Animal Park and Balboa Park. However, this beautiful southern California city has much to offer visitors. Sunny skies, warm ocean breezes and an average year round temperature of 70 degrees. It does not get any better than this.
The famous San Diego Trolley and metro buses meet all trains right at the depot and can take you just about anyplace you like within the city and countryside. If you want to ride the San Diego Trolley all the way to the Mexican border you can do so and then walk over to Mexico for the day. May we suggest you just might like to take the family up to Balboa Park to visit the vast San Diego Zoo , home to more than 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies. Perhaps you would enjoy visiting the San Diego Model Railroad Museum which now has 27,000 sq. feet of operating model trains and displays and is the largest indoor model railroad in the world. Also while in Balboa Park why not visit some of the world class lush gardens. There are now over 20 lovely gardens on 1,200 acres, offering magnificent backdrop for the cultural attractions. Balboa Park is ranked among the best parks in the world. Did you know that Balboa Park has the largest concentration of museums west of the Mississippi. History buffs will enjoy visiting historic Old Town.

The famous San Diego Trolley system runs right to the classic old Santa Fe depot in downtown San Diego.

BE SURE AND VISIT BALBOA PARK

As the day winds down you will head back to the train station to board our private rail cars for the journey back to Los Angeles. Our cars will be attached to northbound train number 591 departing at 6:20pm. Upon departure we will serve cocktails, drinks and hors d' oeuvres before dinner. Our chefs and professional onboard staff will then serve a full freshly prepared gourmet dinner in the two vista domes on crisp linens, marked china, silverware, crystal and fresh cut flowers on each table. As the sun sets in the Pacific Ocean sit back and enjoy our luxury first class service. Arrival back in Los Angeles is scheduled for 9:05pm. So ends a wonderful day of luxury and excitment for the entire family.

PRICES ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON ADULT................................................$158 ROUND TRIP CHILD................................................$ 98 ROUND TRIP PRIVATE PULLMAN ROOM "SILVER SOLARIUM"...............$298 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY DEPOSIT TO HOLD SPACE................................$ 75 FINAL PAYMENT DUE DATE JANUARY 16, 2009 TOUR INCLUDES *FULLY ESCORTED *ONBOARD SNACKS *OPEN UNLIMITED BAR *GOURMET ONBOARD DINNER *ROUNDTRIP RAIL PASSAGE ONBOARD OUR DOME CARS ACCESSIBILITY: Guests must be able to walk and negotiate steps, either on their own, or with assistance, as our historic private railcars do not accommodate wheelchairs. Redcap assistance is available at major stations.

GO FIRST CLASS PULLMAN. BOOK A PRIVATE BEDROOM FOR YOUR
TRAIN JOURNEY WITH US IN THE SILVER SOLARIUM VISTA DOME CAR. GREAT
FOR SMALL GROUPS AND PARTIES.
PULLMAN ROOMS ARE FOR DAY USE ONLY DURING OUR TRAIN JOURNEY AND ARE NOT
AVAILABLE AS A HOTEL ROOM OPTION OVERNIGHT. ALL FIRST CLASS PULLMAN
PASSENGERS WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS TO DOME CAR SEATS, LOUNGE AREA SEATS
AND OF COURSE THEIR PRIVATE PULLMAN ROOM.

SILVER SOLARIUM VISTA DOME-LOUNGE-SLEEPER-OBSERVATION CAR

SILVER LARIAT VISTA DOME CAR

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