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California Zephyr With Yellowstone National Park - 7 Night/8 Day Tour
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More than 2,000 acres of geysers, hot springs, and lava formations await you in Yellowstone, the world’s first national park established in 1872. Located in three states, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, Yellowstone’s most famous sights include Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and the Continental Divide. Keep your cameras handy as the vast Yellowstone is teeming with roaming wildlife, including wolves, grizzly bears, bison and elk. Your “Yellowstone National Park” 8-day adventure includes two nights onboard Amtrak’s California Zephyr as well as one night in Salt Lake City, three nights at the Yellowstone Park Hotel and one night in San Francisco. This well-planned itinerary combines rail touring with scenic driving and land tours to give you the “best of the West” independent vacation. Consider upgrading to a roomette or bedroom, which includes meals aboard the train. |
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Visiting Washington State by Train
Washington State is located on the Pacific north coast of the United State; it's bordered by British Columbia (Canada) in the North, by Idaho State on the East side, and by Oregon State in the South.
The state can be divided into 6 geographic land a [...] (Read Article)
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February 10 2012 - Deal reached with railroad over oil spills
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it reached a settlement with Union Pacific Railroad stemming from past oil and coal spills as well as alleged violations of regulations meant to mitigate impacts from future spills at rail yards in 20 communities across Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, including Grand Junction. |
December 11 2011 - Toomey: Shelving commuter rail plans ‘total victory’ for Cambridge
This week, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that they have shelved a proposal to use the Grand Junction Railroad for Commuter Rail service to North Station. This is truly a victory for our community and proof of the necessity of a public process in transportation planning decisions. |
December 11 2011 - MassDOT nixes commuter rail traffic on Grand Junction line in Cambridge for now
Those opposed to commuter rail service coming though Cambridge on the Grand Junction rail line, applauded MassDOT’s decision to not pursue the option at this time. The decision to not open the line to commuter rail traffic was announced Thursday night during a packed public meeting where MassDOT representatives released the results of their latest feasibility study. |
November 18 2011 - SKOL: Strangers on a train become friends
The warm glow of the windows on the Amtrak train slowly faded into the night as Gretchen and I stood waiting for a cab at the station in Grand Junction, Colo., where we had just arrived on the Califor |
November 03 2011 - Depot’s future could be on the right track
Now that a Texas corporation called Grand Junction Railroad Inc. has purchased the old railroad depot building just off of First Street, there is hope that the historic building may be restored to its old grandeur. But there is reason for trepidation, as well. |
October 26 2011 - Texas buyer snatches up train depot
Plans for Grand Junction’s historic train depot have bubbled up and burst over the years. Now, the more-than-a-century-old building that once was a jewel of Grand Junction is under new ownership. A Texas corporation, Grand Junction Railroad Inc., listed under the name Valerie Pearson, purchased the building earlier this month for $188,376. |
June 15 2011 - Arches National Park is an adventure for all
Dotted with 2,000 sandstone arches and boasting hiking trails ranging in length from a mere 100 yards to more than 7 miles, Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, offers something for everyone who relishes exploring the outdoors. And with Arches being less than a two-hour drive from Grand Junction, visitors can make it as little as a half-day diversion or as much as a multi-day excursion. |
June 02 2011 - World War II D-Day Remembrance Held At TVRM
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum will be holding a special World War II D-Day Commemoration event entitled From Rail Line to Front Line this Saturday, at the Grand Junction Station off Cromwell Road. |
May 26 2011 - Locals thrilled with home mountain bike race
Justin Hemmer is looking forward to racing on the home course. The Grand Junction 28-year-old is one of nine Livetrainrace.com mountain bike racers competing in the Rabbit Valley Rally race Saturday and Sunday in Rabbit Valley, on the Colorado-Utah border, south of Interstate 70. |
May 20 2011 - We are trained to be sentimental, not realistic, about rail travel
In a little more than a month, my brother and his wife, along with their two grandchildren, will arrive in Grand Junction via train. They will embark on the Amtrak train near their home in Illinois. I have taken the train a couple of times from Colorado back to the Midwest. My sister and her daughter visited a couple years ago, arriving by rail. When my parents were more mobile than they are now ... |
May 19 2011 - Depot open for National Trains Day
In two days, it will be May again and the time of year when the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Colorado Historical Society celebrate Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month. To celebrate National Train Day, Saturday, May 7, The Friends of the Grand Junction Depot invite the community to join them in greeting California Zephyr passengers arriving on the eastbound train ... |
May 18 2011 - Weather service has eyes on the ground
As the season approaches, the National Weather Service is readying its storm watchers.Jim Pringle, a meteorologist at the agencys Grand Junction office, last week made stops around the region, including in Durango, to train volunteers. |
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