Our Vintage Private Railcars

Our 'train within a train' will consist of Colonial Crafts, a former Pennsylvania sleeper-lounge; Silver Rapids, a roomette bedroom sleeper from the California Zephyr; Silver Lariat, a vista-dome diner lounge, also from the California Zephyr; and Silver Solarium, a vista-dome sleeper-lounge-observation car from the California Zephyr. Accommodations aboard the train include roomettes, each sleeping 1 person; bedrooms, accommodating 2 people, and drawing rooms, accommodating up to 3 people. Each sleeper is equipped with one or more guest showers. All guests will have sleeping car accommodations. Meals aboard the train will be prepared fresh by our chefs in our kitchen, and served on fine monogram china on California Zephyr table linens. Bars will be open until Midnight each night we're on the road. Our combination of cars provides an exceptional amount of public space, and our professional staff will see to it that your on-board experience is an outstanding one.

Sunday August 10: (L-D) We will board our private cars, located at the rear of Amtrak's Coast Starlight, in time for a 10:15 AM departure. Tour guests will meet at Union Station's North Patio, and will be greeted by a member of our staff. Our staff will make arrangements with the Redcaps to take guest luggage to the private cars, where it will be stowed in the rooms. Guests may also board at any Amtrak station served by this train to and including Sacramento.

Monday August 11: (B-L) Morning finds us near beautiful Mount Shasta and traveling through volcanic rangeland on our way to Klamath Falls, Oregon, and a spectacular crossing of the Cascade Range. We emerge in the valley of the Willamette River, home of Oregon's finest vineyards, and some of its most important cities, from Eugene to Portland. Our cars will be removed from the train and parked in Portland Union Station. Guests will be transferred to their historic hotel for the next 2 nights. Dinner is on your own.

Tuesday August 12: (L) Today we board a motorcoach for a ride out to the mouth of the Columbia River and a tour of Astoria and Tillamook. Lunch while on tour; dinner on your own.

Wednesday August 13: (L-D) We check out of our hotel and board a motorcoach for a tour of the city of Portland and the surrounding area. Following the tour we return to Portland Union Station and reboard our private cars to await our 4:45 PM departure for Spokane and Montana. Lunch, hors d' Oeuvres and Dinner.

Thursday August 14: (B) Early risers will thrill to the endless forests and pristine rivers of western Montana. Shortly after traversing the 7-mile long Flathead Tunnel we arrive in Whitefish, where our cars will park during our stay in Glacier. After breakfast the iconic Glacier Park Red Buses will arrive to take us on the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the Many Glacier Hotel for our first night in the park.

Friday August 15: We check out of the Many Glacier Hotel and cross the border into Alberta and Waterton Lakes National Park. Together these two great parks make up the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. After a tour of the park we settle into the Prince of Wales Hotel with its spectacular views of Waterton Lake.

Saturday August 16: (D) After a leisurely morning at our hotel we check out and reboard motorcoaches which will return us to the United States and our waiting railcars in Whitefish, where we will enjoy afternoon cocktails, hors d' Oeuvres and Dinner. Departure from Whitefish will be after dinner.

Sunday August 17: (B-L-D) Early risers will follow our progress over the Cascades and through the nearly 8-mile long Cascade Tunnel. West of the tunnel we head to Everett and our first view of Puget Sound. Traveling along the Sound we arrive in Seattle at King Street Station. We detrain to a motorcoach for a tour of Seattle that includes the Museum of Flight and an early dinner atop the Space Needle. Following dinner we return to our hotel where our luggage has already been placed in our rooms.

Monday August 18: Today is an early day, with a quick ride across the Strait to Victoria, British Columbia. After a brief city tour, we'll visit world-famous Butchart Gardens, and enjoy afternoon Tea at the Fairmont Empress Hotel before reboarding the Victoria Clipper for our return to Seattle.

Tuesday August 19: (L-D) We check out of our hotel at 8:00 AM and board the waiting shuttle buses that will take us to King Street Station and our private cars. Our train departs Seattle at 9:45 AM on a route that takes us along Puget Sound and long stretches of the Columbia River. All meals will be aboard the train today.