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Introducing the "Vino
Train, Portland Wine and Roses Edition". First class train
travel reminiscent of the trains from the 40s and 50s! Our vintage
rail cars become your home away from home while we enjoy a wine theme
rail escape to Portland, OR.
Enjoy your private sleeping
accommodations and the stunning Streamline Moderne ambiance of the
Overland Trail. There will be wine tasting enroute provided by local
wineries and, of course, don't forget, scenery that "won't quit".
Do you love adventure? Do you
love the mystique and romance long associated with exotic train
travel? Then please, peruse these features. 
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Relive
the relaxed travel of the streamliner era aboard authentically
restored vintage rail cars
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Make new
friends as you travel with like minded, kindred spirits
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Do as
you please on your free days in Portland ... might that include a
Portland Rose Festival Parade?
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Family
style (single entree) meals served "dining car style" in
the Overland Trail, all meals included while train is rolling
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No hotel
costs in Portland ... you sleep in Portland aboard your vintage Pullman
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Continental
breakfast included every layover day in Portland
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Wine
tasting enroute!
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Optional
group tour of Willamette Valley vineyards
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The Overland Trail, your
exclusive lounge car, is known for its stunning, luxurious, yet so
inviting "living room" feel. Here is the place to move
around and make new friends as you visit with your like minded
travelers. Enjoy a game of canasta at one of the six card tables.
Read your favorite book or the latest periodicals in a most joyous
atmosphere ... the comfortable and colorful surroundings of the
Overland's lounge has ambiance that just won't quit! And of course,
WHY do we love rail travel in the first place ... you'll enjoy ever
changing vista's out the large picture windows as we transverse the
spectacular route of the "Coast Starlight" (the train that
pulls our special cars)!
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Our Routing: Our
train transverses the spectacular "Coast line" and
"Shasta Route" of the former Southern Pacific Railroad (now
Union Pacific). Our special cars will be coupled to the regularly
scheduled Amtrak train #14 northbound and train #11 southbound. We'll
enjoy many scenic highlights through the large picture windows of the
Overland Trail including the; Santa Susana pass, 113 seaside miles
along the mighty Pacific Ocean, Horseshoe Curve above San Luis
Obispo, Mt. Shasta, Cascade Mountains, Odell Lake, Willamette River
and much more.
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Our Destination:
Portland ... a rail travelers paradise.
The oldest big city depot
west of the Mississippi, this glorious station is a wonderful
"museum" in its own right. The station is located along the
Willamette river in downtown. Portland's modern day streetcars stop
next to the station for easy excursions from your "front
door" (because our Pullmans are parked right at the depot). The
shopping/dining "Pearl District" is even walking distance.
You won't lack for things to
do ... wonderful museums and other attractions abound ... and our
stay coincides with the Portland Rose Festival and the Navy's Fleet Week!
Aside from our organized
excursion, patrons are "on their own" during our layover in
Portland, we will not pretend to know all the hot spots or direct
your paths. The Internet might be a great place to start planning
where YOU will go while enjoying your free time.
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Wine Tasting!
We understand that not all
participants are interested in the wine tour, so we have priced it
separately. We charter a small motorcoach to a couple of vineyards in
the Willamette Valley (TBD). We'll get an early start and motor out
for some great Pinot (and more)! $75.00 (includes tasting fees) |
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Brief train itinerary:
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Our departure from Los
Angeles Union Station will be at 10:10 am on Wenesday, June 8, We'll
enjoy a mimosa toast at our Bon Voyage party and wave "good
by" to LA. Traveling north, we'll reach the Pacific Ocean around
Ventura and enjoy lunch as we pull into Santa Barbara. Then we'll
glide through Vandenburg Air Force Base and view launch pads and
dramatic coastline. We'll enjoy dinner near Salinas, then, perhaps,
an evening libation in the lounge before retirement to your Pullman
accommodation. If you wake up early, you'll enjoy the spectacular
trip around Mt. Shasta. Our scheduled arrival in Portland is 3:32pm,
Thursday, June 9 ... just in time for making diner plans -- maybe the
vibrant nightlife in the Pearl District of Portland? |
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Return: |
Our departure from Portland
Union Station will be at 2:25 pm on Monday, June 13, We'll again
enjoy the terrific Willamette River scenery as we travel away from
Portland ... so lush and green! "Dinner in the diner" and a
nightcap aboard the Overland ... then la-la-land in your Pullman
accommodation. If you arise early, you'll see Sacramento and soon
after, lots of water as we skirt Suisun Bay, San Pablo Bay and even
catch a glimpse of the Golden Gate just before we arrive Oakland.
With breakfast past, there will be miles of farmland and lunch near
Salinas. Dinner in the diner around Santa Barbara and our final
arrival back in LA scheduled for 9:00pm.
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Don't Delay!
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Only 20 Pullman spaces
available per trip ... we offer an intimate journey where friends are
made and personal attention is the order of the day. We expect brisk
sales for this wonderful journey ... don't be disappointed ... call
now to make your reservation! Only ten percent will hold your
reservation until 30 days out from sailing. |
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Please make checks
out to:
LARail.com, Inc.
And send to:
2054 Halladay St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Credit Cards accepted (except AMEX)
please call 714 546 6923 for help.
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NOT INCLUDED in the fare above:
Personal expenses in Portland
Lunches and Dinners while in Portland
Gratuities. |
Other options: |
Short
of time, train one way, plane the other? We'll sell you a one way
fare ($1200.00 per person) and you make your own arrangements for
plane fare. (Limited number of one way fares,
please inquire for availability)
You may
board at any intermediate station such as Van Nuys, Oxnard, Santa
Barbara, etc. (sorry, there is no adjustment to the fare possible).
Click
Here to View Amtrak's Coast Starlight Schedule
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12/28/15 LARail.com, Inc.
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