Great Southwest Adventure with Ruth and Bill
June 2006
Cumbres & Toltec RR
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | ||||||
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| May 31 Motorcoach to Toledo 5:35 am Board Amtrak Lakeshore Limited Arr 9:05 am Chicago, 1:50 pm Board Amtrak California Zephyr | June 1 Aboard Zephyr 11:33 pm Arrive Salt Lake City UT Overnight Best Western Garden Inn, downtown. | 2 Morning Free. Afternoon tour museum, locomotive shop, Heber Valley Railroad (More photos), Excursion on "Provo Canyon Limited". (map) Overnight SLC | 3 Visit Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, (map) Rocket Garden at Tiokol Corp, Corinne UT, Brighton City Depot, Ogden Station Museum. Overnight SLC | |||||||||
| 4 Mormon Tabernacle Choir, city tour. Motorcoach to Ely NV. Overnight Ramada Inn and Copper Queen Casino | 5 Nevada Northern Museum and train ride. Motorcoach to Hurricane UT Overnight 6 | Drive to North Rim of Grand Canyon, then on to Williams AZ (Map). Overnight Grand Canyon Railway Hotel (Frey Marcos) (photos) 7 | Grand Canyon RW to Canyon and return. Overnight Williams. 8 | Motor Coach to Clarksdale AZ with lunch stop, Sedona AZ. Ride Verde Canyon RW (map) Drive to Winslow AZ and overnight at La Posado Hotel (a Harvey House). 9 | 5:59 am, Board Southwest Chief eastbound 1:50 pm Arr Lamy NM, transfer to Sante Fe NM, Overnight Hotel St. Francis (map) 10 | Day free in Santa Fe Optional ride on Santa Fe Southern RW Overnight Santa Fe 11 | Motorcoach to Antonito CO Overnight Narrow Gauge Railroad Inn. (map) 12 | Ride Cumbres & Toltec RR (Map) (pics) (more pics) Detrain Ozier for lunch, continue to Chama. Motor Coach to Durango CO Best Western Rio Grande 13 | Ride Durango and Silverton RR to Silverton CO. (Map) Afternoon free. Overnight The Wyman Inn. 14 | Motocoach to Canon City CO, Quality Inn And Suites. 15 | Canon City and Royal Gorge RR, 2 hrs. Drive to Manitou Springs CO, ride Pike's Peak RW (More) (maps and photos) Webcam 8:23 pm Board Amtrak Southwest Chief eastbound at La Junta CO. 16 | 3:20 pm Arr Chicago 5:35 pm Board Capitol Limited 10:35 pm Arr Toledo. Motorcoach to Bellevue. |
