Western Rail Tour
September 13-28, 2003
Lake MacDonald - Glacier NP
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Motorcoach to Adrian MI. "Murder Mystery Brunch Train. Kalamazoo Air Zoo Overnight SS Badger Car Ferry, Ludington MI |
| 14 Cross Lake Michigan Arr Manitowoc WI, noon Experimental Aircraft Museum, Oshkosh WI Overnight ParkPlaza, Baraboo WI | 15 Circus World Museum Arr afternoon, Wisconsin Dells 5:47 pm board Amtrak Empire Builder. Overnight on train. (map) | 16 7:44 pm Detrain Essex MT Overnight Isaac Walton Inn, Glacier Nat. Park. | 17 Park tour on a "Red Jammer", incl. "Going to the Sun Highway". Overnight Isaac Walton Inn | 18 Touring park 7:44 pm, board Empire Builder, overnight. (map) | 19 10:20 am, arr Seattle WA City and Boeing Tour. Overnight Mayflower Park Hotel, downtown. | 20 Mt Rainier Scenic RR to Mineral Lake Shoptour (map) Overnight Days Inn City Center, Porland OR. |
| 21 Tour Brooklyn roundhouse, NP 700, SP 4449, NKP 190 2:25 pm, board Amtrak Coast Starlight, sleeper (first class) (map) | 22 6:35 am, arr Sacramento CA Tour California Railroad Museum and Old Town Overnight Delta King sternwheeler. | 23 Motorcoach to Lake Tahoe, then overnight Harrah's, Reno NV | 24 Nevada State RR Museum, ride Virginia and Truckee RR in Carson City NV (map) 4:11 pm board Amtrak California Zephyr, overnight. | 25 On board California Zephyr (map) 7:11 pm arr Denver. Overnight Comfort Inn, Denver. | 26 Local railfanning. 7:31 pm board California Zephyr, overnight. (map) | 27 3:25 pm arr Chicago. 5:35 pm Board Capitol Limited for Toledo. (map) Arrive 10:45 pm. |
Escorted by Ruth and Bill Fuehring,
Uptown Travel, Bellevue OH
Page last changed September 6, 2003
Thomas Hern - hern@wcnet.org
