"Trains are wonderful . . .  To travel by train is to see nature and human beings,
towns and churches and rivers; in fact, to see life."
                                                                                                                   -- Agatha Christie

--  Sample Itineraries --

Chicago Weekend St. Louis to Chicago and return Get away to shopping, shows, great food and entertainment in the Windy City! Our train will travel over the historic Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railway route through Springfield and Bloomington on a daylight trip to and from Chicago.  On this trip The North Star may welcome aboard up to 12 guests.  Depart Friday morning or afternoon.  Return from Chicago departing Sunday morning or afternoon.  Enroute enjoy a delicious buffet-style meal, snacks, beverages, great service, comfortable lounge seating and great scenery including the Arch and St. Louis skyline, a spectacular crossing of the Mississippi River, the State Capitol in Springfield, small towns and endless farms as we race the traffic of Route 66's successor I-57.

The New River Gorge Chicago - Washington DC via historic Chessie Route The route of the famous sleepy kitten, Chessie, hosted The George Washington and the Fast Flying Virginian through the spectacular New River Gorge.  After dinner upon departure from Chicago in the evening, sleep like a kitten as the train speeds across Indiana fields.  Wake up to the smell of fresh coffee and delicious breakfast aromas coming from the kitchen as the train speeds along the banks of the Ohio River.  After Charleston, WV the train begins a long, winding climb through the gorge.  Wave to rafters and kyackers who come from all over the country to shoot the rapids.  The train calls at White Sulphur Springs, WV, home of the famous Greenbrier Resort.  Wonderful vistas are viewed as we cross Virginia in the late afternoon. Evening arrival at the restored Washington Union Station.

West Virginia's Scenic New River Gorge

California Zephyr The Route Through The Rockies  (not 35,000' above them!) The ultimate rail journey -- Go West Behind The California Zephyr. Depart Chicago Union Station in the afternoon. Race through the western Chicago suburbs as you enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks before dinner. Late in the evening we'll cross the Mississippi and through the night your train crosses the prairie in time for a morning arrival at Denver. Stretch your legs on the platform at Denver Union Station and take a look to the West at the wall created by the Rockies... a wall you'll spend the day crossing. Through more than 40 tunnels including Moffat. The scenery is spectacular. Northern Nevada is crossed overnight. Donner Pass is overcome through a series of tunnels and a massive horseshoe curve. Arrive in the San Francisco Bay Area at early evening.

New Orleans Jazz Mainline of Mid-America   -- The City of New Orleans  Riding on the City of New Orleans..... Arlo Guthrie immortalized the train 25 years ago. Today the legend continues as the fast overnight train races south from Chicago each day, down the Mississippi, to the Big Easy.  New Orleans is great food, great music, great fun, and simply put, "They do things differently down there."  It's a city which moves a bit more slowly and seems to enjoy life just a bit more.  A great long weekend destination from Chicago.  Enjoy dinner upon departure. Wake up to breakfast in the Mississippi lowlands.  Mid-afternoon arrival.  Return departs New Orleans mid-afternoon with a morning arrival in Chicago.

The City of New Orleans

The North Star is based at historic St. Louis Union Station.

 

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For more information or for a quote on a specific itinerary please write, call or email:   David Dawson, General Manager.