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.
We need to run our two California Zephyr dome cars north up to the San Francisco Bay Area from Los Angeles for a upcoming assignment and invite you to ride northbound with us up the scenic California Pacific Coast. We will have the Silver Lariat and Silver Solarium coupled to the rear of Amtrak's northbound "Coast Startlight" from Los Angeles to Oakland. Departure is scheduled for 10:15am with an arrival in Oakland at 9:32pm. You are welcome to board or detrain at any Amtrak station where the Coast Starlight makes a stop. Upon departure from Los Angeles our bar will be open for the entire journey for unlimited drinks of all kinds. We will serve a gourmet lunch and dinner on our northbound run today.
