Group Charters to San Diego We all belong to organizations - and perhaps your group is seeking a unique fund raiser or meeting venue. Consider chartering a private railcar for a trip to San Diego or Oakland for just your group. TIOGA PASS, a former CN business car can accomodate groups of up to 20 people on one-day trips to San Diego. Your trip can include morning brunch on the way South and dinner as you return after a fun day in a great city with lots of activities. One day charters with meals and full complimentary beverage service are $2950, or just $149.00 per person. A similar charter to Oakland, with two nights in hotels, and a round trip on TIOGA PASS starts at $5750, with all meals and beverages (hotels not included). There is no finer travel than aboard a private railcar. TIOGA PASS is a proud member of LA Rail. With five vintage railcars, we can accomodate charter groups up to 100 persons with fine food and beverage service anywhere in the WEST. For suggestions on a remarkable rail trip, call Norm at 760 955 6079 or go to WWW.RideMyTrain.com Web Page: WWW.LARail.com Sunday in San Diego On sunday, June 17th, TIOGA PASS will again travel to San Diego. You can join this trip and enjoy brunch leaving Los Angeles at 8:30am, then savor the sea air as your private car rolls along the beach at San Clemente. We will arrive in San Diego at 11:30am, where our group will ride the new (old) PCC cars on the downtown loop, and then we meander over to the aircraft carrier "Midway" for a tour of this huge WW II relic, Return to your private railcar just two blocks away in the Santa Fe station about 500pm for happy hour, as all beverages aboard TIOGA PASS are included with your fare. A buffet dinner will be served as we depart San Diego at 6:20pm. Dinner in the dining room will feature ocean views as we race Northward toward Los Angeles. We should be back home at 9:00pm. The open platform is yours to enjoy any time. Fare for this fun day in San Diego is $195.00 per person, including brunch, dinner, private car travel, and full beverage service. This trip is being operated by Archer Travel Service of Glendale, California. Please make your reservations with Gary Herod at 818 236 4208 or on line at WWW.Archertravel.com. This trip will operate again on August 11th. Web Page: WWW.RideMyTrain.com Passenger Train to Santa Maria? Finally, the plans for TIOGA PASS' trip to Santa Maria have come together. TIOGA PASS will leave Los Angeles on the rear of Amtrak's Coast Starlight (train 14) on Tuesday, May 15, destined Guadalupe, where the car will be set out and picked up by the Santa Maria Valley Railroad and moved to Santa Maria, where the car will be used to entertain SMV RR customers on Wednesday and Thursday. A limited number of guests can enjoy the ride and the open platform all the way from Los Angeles to Santa Maria. How's that for rare mileage?? Guests will not be able to stay aboard the car while it is in use at Santa Maria, but they can enjoy the trip back on Friday, on the SMV, and on the rear of train 11, the Southbound Coast Starlight. The fare for this rare adventure is just $100.00 per person, each way, including meals and full beverage service. There are still 5 spaces available on the Northbound trip and 7 on the Southbound trip. Convenient bus connections in Santa Maria will get you back to Santa Barbara the same day if needed. Special room rates are available at the Santa Maria Inn - just mention the SMV RR. Call now to reserve your space on this uniqie trip Norm is at 760 955 6079 or 760 953 9620., or E-mail at ARONCOLC@aol.com Web Page: WWW.RideMyTrain.com Cedar Rapids To NYC Friends of the 261 offers 16 tickets to New York City aboard the famous Cedar Rapids. Friday, April 27 you can board at these stations: Buffalo, NY (9:00A), Rochester (10:08A),Syracuse (11:38A), Utica (12:42P), Schenectady (2:00P), Albany (3:50P) and arrive NYC (6:35P) Return on Monday, April 30 Departing NYC (3:45P), and arrive Albany (6:25P), Schenectady (7:31P), Utica (8:44P), Syracuse (9:41P), Rochester (11:00P), Buffalo (11:55P). Light Meal and beverage service is included in the fare. Tickets: Buffalo-NYC $199.00 p/p Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Albany to NY $149.00 p/p To Purchase tickets: call 851-765-9812 9AM-4PM Daily Railroad Heritage of Midwest America 4322 Lake Point Court Shoreview, MN 55126 Web Page: www.261.com Private cars to Santa Maria?? But there are no passenger trains to Santa Maria!! Ah yes, my son, but it can be done. TIOGA PASS is going to Santa Maria to serve on a dinner train for two days (Wednesday and Thursday). TIOGA PASS will move from LA to Guadalupe on Amtrak Surfliner train 799 Monday, May 14, where it will be uncoupled and picked up by the Santa Maria Valley RR and moved to Santa Maria. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the SMV will operate a special dinner train for their invited guests only, using TIOGA PASS' dining room and lounge. On Thursday, we will journey back over SMV to Guadalupe, where we will be picked up by Southbound Surfliner 798 for a daytime trip back to LA. Up to ten passengers will be able to ride all the way to Santa Maria, and all the way back. Talk about rare mileage! The fare of $100 each way includes lunch on the Northbound trip and dinner on the return trip, and as always, full snack and beverage service. The open platform is yours to enjoy. Unfortunately, no passengers will be able to sleep aboard TIOGA PASS at Santa Maria. Rare mileage collectors will be able to sleep aboard the night before the trip, and upon returning from the journey. Reserve your space today - only 10 passengers and it should sell out quickly. Call now 760 955 6079 or use the website. Web Page: WWW.RideMyTrain.com Day Trip, Pullman Dover Harbor The National Railway Historical Society, Washington DC Chapter, Incorporated (DCNRHS) presents the Tidewater Traveler Sunday, April 22, 2012 NOTE: SOLD OUT....LAST TICKETS SOLD MARCH 27. MORE TRIPS WILL BE SCHEDULED IN THE FALL AND WILL BE POSTED WHEN DETAILS ARE FINALIZED. Please Note: For Trips and Events purchased through our on line reservations system a handling fee will be added to your order for each space reserved (in addition to the published fare). Payment may be made by VISA or MasterCard only. Experience luxurious rail travel aboard the classic Pullman car Dover Harbor-- travel to the Tidewater region of Virginia to Williamsburg, the Colonial Capital, or to the maritime city of Newport News. After an early morning departure from Washington Union Station or Alexandria, enjoy breakfast served at your table, as Amtrak Regional train #67 takes us southward over the trestles spanning scenic tributaries of the Potomac River and through the historic cities of Fredericksburg and Richmond. Make new friends and relax in comfortable Pullman armchairs while white-jacketed attendants serve you beverages, libations, and snacks. Shortly before mid-day, Dover Harbor will arrive at Williamsburg. Stroll back in time on the eighteenth century streets in Colonial Williamsburg. Enjoy the beauty of the spring flowers in the restored gardens or tour the historic sites (admission fee) during a six hour visit (the historic district is approximately a six block walk from Amtrak Boundary Street Station); or, continue your train ride to the end of the line at Newport News where you can visit attractions such as the world famous Mariners Museum, a short taxi ride from the Newport News Amtrak station (admission fee). Dover Harbor will depart from Newport News in late afternoon with Amtrak Regional train #66, stopping at Williamsburg on the way. A delicious supper will be served while en route to Alexandria and Washington. ROUND TRIP FARES: Washington/Alexandria to Williamsburg/Newport News DCNRHS Members: $199 Nonmembers: $229 Child (ages 2-15): $169 CONDITIONS: 1. No refund or credit of purchased tickets after March 1, 2012, other than by operator cancellation of the trip or reselling of the space. Reservations are not transferable and may not be resold without the consent of the operator. 2. Package does not include attraction admissions charges, ground transportation, personal incidental charges or meals except for meal service as described above while on board Dover Harbor. 3. Children’s fares apply to ages 2 – 15. Children under age 2, not occupying a seat travel free. Each child must be accompanied by a full fare paying adult. Above age 15, the full member or nonmember fare is applicable. 4. The Washington D.C. Chapter, NRHS makes every effort to accommodate the physically challenged; however, Dover Harbor as a historic railroad car is not wheelchair accessible. Operator requires those passengers requiring special assistance from others to travel with someone who is able to assist them. Those with special dietary needs must notify the reservations agent in writing at least two weeks in advance of the trip. 5. The General Conditions for tours, trips, excursions and events as published on the DCNRHS web site (www.dcnrhs.org) apply. By making a reservation, participants agree to be bound by both the General and these specific Conditions. For information, call 610-429-5858 or e-mail reservations@dcnrhs.org. Web Page: https://www.dynamicticketsolutions.com/dcnrhs/index.cfm?pgfn=list&template_trip_ID=0&excursion_ID=48&DateDetail=2012-04-22 These listings are from the Trainorders.com classified ad system. Trainorders.com Inc. makes no guarantees to the validity of posted trips. Any transaction of the trips listed are to be made directly with the vendor and in no way involve Trainorders.com Inc. When you book you are booking directly with the vendor and Trainorders.com is not liable for any damages you may incur.