Western Railroad Discussion > Trainorders.com Excursion

We picked up a few more people for our excursion that departs May 13th from Los Angeles. If you are interested in any of the legs visit the web site at http://www.trainorders.com/trip/2004.php

Also, if you are one of the ones who keeps saying maybe next year you may want to reconsider:

1. We will not be offering a railfan tailored excursion in 2005.
2. Amtrak just announced a rate increase for carrying private railroad passenger cars. This is not a few pennies per mile. We are talking about a 40%+ increase per mile effective June 1st. This will probably be reflected with price increases by private car operators for future trips. I know it will be reflected in our future trips.


Time is running out to order your space. We have a comfortable number of people signed up with approximately 110 people riding various legs. As a note, we do not offer last minute discounts on our excursion.


We are getting closer to the grand Trainorders.com excursion that will take place between May 13th and May 17th between Los Angeles and Reno/Sparks. Space is still available and I have some economical short distance trips available for those who can’t afford to ride the entire length. Many of these shorter legs are not available through the online order form. Therefore email or call me (661-424-9237) if you are interested in riding. There will not be a web site excursion in 2005.

Aside from meeting some great people from the web site, you also have the opportunity to enjoy the open doors of the Pony Express, the rear platform of the Los Angeles, the view from the dome, and incredible meals that you can’t get on Amtrak. You have not ridden the Coast until you have ridden it in an open door. Meet many of your friends as folks are coming in from all over North America and further as we have a pair flying in from New Zealand.

I have no intention of crowding a bunch of people on this excursion. The cars combined have a total capacity of 140. However, I put a limit of 100 and it looks like we will have about 80 people maximum at one time on the train. That is not that many considering the capacity. Since we have a lot of people going complete roundtrips, I have lowered the capacity even further. That is why some legs show as sold out.

For information about the trip visit http://www.trainorders.com/trip/2004.php

Read some of the comments from last year:
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,243096
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,242837
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,242685
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,242994


Lowest cost trips:

May 13th
Los Angeles – Santa Barbara $50
Los Angeles – San Luis Obispo $100
Los Angeles – Oakland $199
San Luis Obispo – Oakland $100
We can also accept passengers at Simi Valley, Oxnard, and Santa Barbara.

May 17th
Oakland – Los Angeles $199
Oakland – San Luis Obispo $100
San Luis Obispo – Los Angeles $100

Entire trips are listed below: ( includes hotel)

PACKAGE A
Los Angeles - Reno/Sparks Roundtrip
May 13-17, 2004
$1099 Double / $1249 Single
Day 1: Rail travel from Los Angeles to Oakland along the Coast. Lunch and dinner aboard the train. Overnight at the Woodfin Suites hotel in Emeryville.
Day 2: Included breakfast at the Woodfin Suites hotel. Rail travel over the Sierra Nevada to Reno/Sparks. Lunch aboard the train and lodging for two nights at the Sparks Nugget resort.
Day 3: Free day on your own.
Day 4: Rail Travel from Reno/Sparks to Emeryville. Lunch aboard the train. Overnight at the Woodfin Suites hotel in Emeryville.
Day 5: Rail Travel from Oakland to Los Angeles includes lunch and dinner.

PACKAGE B
Los Angeles - Reno/Sparks One-way
May 13-15, 2004
$599 Double / $649 Single
Day 1: Rail travel from Los Angeles to Oakland along the Coast. Lunch and dinner aboard the train. Overnight at the Woodfin Suites hotel in Emeryville.
Day 2: Included breakfast at the Woodfin Suites hotel. Rail travel over the Sierra Nevada to Reno/Sparks. Lunch aboard the train and lodging for one night at the Sparks Nugget resort.
Day 3: Free day on your own.

PACKAGE D
Reno/Sparks - Los Angeles One-way
May 15-17, 2004
$599 Double / $649 Single
Day 1: Free day on your own. Overnight at the Sparks Nugget resort.
Day 2: Rail Travel from Reno/Sparks to Emeryville. Lunch aboard the train. Overnight at the Woodfin Suites hotel in Emeryville.
Day 3: Rail Travel from Oakland to Los Angeles includes lunch and dinner.