TRAINS & TRAVEL
P.O. BOX 10625
RENO, NEVADA 89510-0625
Chris@traintrips.biz Rail Tours Manager. For question regarding tour itineraries and details.
Deborah@traintrips.biz Office Manager: Accounting
1-800 359-4870 USA
1-800 752-1836 CANADA
1-800 266-8751 FAX
(530) 836-1944
OFFICE HOURS 9AM TO 5PM MONDAY-FRIDAY
PACIFIC WEST COAST TIME



Domes To San Diego I
TOUR 6
TOURIST TOUR
MAY 30, 2010
CANCELLED






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






SUNDAY MAY 30: (CB-D) We have a full day of family fun and excitment 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 Surfliner 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 lite 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



The San Diego Route runs many miles right on the beach


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 visting 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 wines 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.



On the return journey to Los Angeles enjoy the sunset as the train travels right on the beach.



PRICES               ALL PRICES ARE PER PERSON

ADULT...........................................$188
CHILDREN 4-12...................................$ 98
PRIVATE PULLMAN ROOM "SILVER SOLARIUM"..........$288
DEPOSIT TO HOLD SPACE WHEN TOUR IS A SURE-GO....$100
FINAL PAYMENT DUE MARCH 1, 2010

TOUR INCLUDES

*FULLY ESCORTED
*ONBOARD SNACKS
*OPEN UNLIMITED BAR
*GOURMET ONBOARD  DINNER
*ROUNDTRIP RAIL PASSAGE ONBOARD OUR DOME CARS
*FULL ACCESS TO THE SILVER LARIAT & SILVER SOLARIUM

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

 





TOUR BOOKING CONDITIONS

TOUR PRICE: All tour prices are corrected to November 1, 2010 and are subject to change without notice, at any time. All prices based on double room occupancy. We reserve the right to change tour prices if necessary.

PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE: Personal items, meals not listed in the itinerary, laundry, phone calls, excess baggage charges, rental cars, side tours, insurance, passport fees including visas, vaccinations, gratuities, medical costs, tips to train or motor coach staff, extra tour costs due to unanticipated changes in the itinerary for reasons beyond our control, including weather, travel conditions, or cancellations, government intervention, sickness, political disputes, and failure of transportation or other causes beyond our control.

TRAVEL AND HEALTH DOCUMENTS: A valid passport is required for our international tours. In some cases a visa is also needed. Consult your health professional for the recommended immunizations and documents. Trains and Travel International , here on referred to as TTI, assumes no other responsibility if a client is refused entry into a country. Cost and cancellation fees will be paid by the client in the event they do not have valid documents.

CHANGE OF ITINERARY: We reserve the right to substitute, alter or modify the tour if any unexpected and unforeseen conditions beyond our control preventing the completion of such. Conditions can include weather, train schedules, equipment, motive power, revision of train consist, train delays, labor strikes, political disputes, derailments, closure of a rail line, break down of railroad or motive power equipment, railroads not honoring contracts and bus equipment problems. We will always endeavor, in each case, to provide substitutes, if any changes take place. TTI is not responsible for canceled trains, delays, hotel rooms, route changes or missed connections, for any reason whatsoever. We will not give refunds if such conditions or cancellations take place.

TRAVEL INSURANCE: Travel Insurance is mandatory for all tours. This insurance will cover and give the tour members many benefits and protection. Benefits include baggage, accident, life, trip cancellation, sickness, bankruptcy, strike, weather conditions, employer termination or layoff effecting you or a person sharing the room with you, terrorist incident in your departure city or city of destination, jury duty, you are subpoenaed, hijacked, or quarantined, your residence or traveling companion residence is rendered uninhabitable, emergency military duty, traffic accident, single supplement upgrade when your traveling companion cancels their trip, trip interruption, trip delay, missed connections, itinerary change, emergency medical benefits, medical evacuation, baggage delay and loss, pre-existing medical conditions if enrollment is within 21 days of your invoice date, burglary of you or your companion before departure, felonious assault of you or your traveling companion before departure, 24 hour hotline emergency assistance, emergency cash transfer and more. We will supply you with a travel insurance brochure with rates and application when we mail you the invoice after trip deposit is received. Travel insurance protects your vacation investments and is a very good investment for your travel and vacation money. US law allows us to offer this insurance to all persons Worldwide. We will accept a "refusal of travel insurance wavier" if you do not wish to purchase any travel insurance. FOR CUBA: Because of the nature of these tours travel insurance is MANDATORY for everyone. We have a special American travel insurance company that will insure all folks going to Cuba on legal US approved tours. This insurance information will be sent to you upon receiving your booking.

RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Accepting your payment represents an agreement that you understand all the conditions, to be a member of our tours. TTI gives notice that they are acting agents for the owners, contractors and suppliers, providing the transportation and all related travel services and 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 engage in transportation, accommodations or services related to the accomplishment of the tour. Nor do we assume responsibility for natural disasters, social or political upheaval, acts of terrorism or acts of nature. TTI reserves the right to substitute hotels, tour leaders, equipment, motive power, trains, onboard accommodations, routes and to alter the itinerary when deemed necessary without notice. The right is also reserved to cancel any trip or train prior to departure for any reason . TTI is not responsible for expenses incurred by tour members in preparing for the tour, including non-refundable airline tickets, visa fees, planning, phone calls, or any other expenses. TTI reserves the right to decline to accept, or ask to leave a tour, any person whose actions impede the daily operations of a tour, welfare or enjoyment of other tour members. TTI cannot give any refunds for any unused services. The terms contained herein shall serve as a waiver of liability to TTI. Assumption of risk on behalf of the client, their heirs, executor, administrators, successors, and assigns for any and all known persons injuries

RESERVATIONS: A deposit is due in our office within 14 days after you make your bookings. Full payment is due 90 days before departure. You will receive an invoice, reservation form and current tour bulletins with your confirmation and travel insurance forms. No notice for final payment will be sent to you. It is your responsible to make the final payment on-time.

CANCELLATIONS: TTI does not accept cancellations on the phone. Cancellations must be received by postal mail, email or fax before any refunds will be considered. Allow enough time if sending your written notice by 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 to process some refunds. Cancellation refund rules: 100 days prior to the start of any tour you will receive a full refund less a $100 per person administration fee. 99 to 61 days before the departure of any tour there will be a 80% cancellation penalty based on the full cost of the tour. Cancellations received 60 or less days before the start of any tour will not receive any refund. GW Travel Ltd has their own cancellation rules and these will apply. If booking on GW Travel Ltd ask for cancellation rules.

PRE-DEPARTURE TOUR BULLETINS: Tour bulletins will be sent to clients that have booked on tours operated by TTI. Bulletins include travel info related to the tour. Final documents will be sent out about two to three weeks before a tour begins. We offer tours operated by other companies and they may or may not send out tour bulletins and updates and most send out final documents only one to two weeks prior to the start of their tours.

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 per week will 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 TTI needs to cancel any tour everyone will receive a full refund. Please take note that in some cases 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.

MILEAGE COLLECTORS: Mileage collectors please take note that TTI does not cater just to mileage collectors. We cater to all folks that enjoy trains and Rail journeys. 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 is to collect the rare mileage, you need to understand that possible route changes do happen.



03464  visits since August 4, 2009.

Last modified: Thursday, 12-Jan-2012 08:17:23 PST