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Dominion Rail Voyages,
LLC Juniata Terminal Company We understand that Bennett Levin of Juniata Terminal Company is planning an all private car special train, with emphasis on rare mileage routes, for some time in summer 2012. We will actively consider participating in that special train once Juniata Terminal Company announces the dates, routing and cost. If this potential trip is similar to Juniata Terminal Company's August 5 through 8, 2011, "Pacific Express" special train, then we may expect a four day trip (Friday through Monday), with a fare of approximately $4200 per person for bedroom accommodations and a proportionately lower fare for day riders. American Association of Private Railroad
Car Owners We plan to participate in AAPRCO's 35th annual convention and the Chattanooga Limited convention special train. Enjoy good food & drink as we travel through some very scenic parts of Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. A general overview of the plans for the convention and the special train is available here. The current version of the special train's operating schedule is available here. Sunday, September 23: For the convenience of our passengers holding bedroom accomodations, we anticpate that MOUNT VERNON will be available for occupany at Washington Union Station on Sunday afternoon, September 23. Monday, September 24: Washington Union Station to Spencer NC on the Norfolk Southern route of Amtrak's Crescent. Breakfast and lunch onboard. Tour the North Carolina Transportation Museum. Dinner is a BBQ in the roundhouse of the former Southern Railway Spencer Shops. Parked overnight at Spencer NC. Tuesday, September 25: Spencer NC to Asheville NC via the Old Fort Loops on Norfolk Southern. We are high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the route of the former Southern Railway Skyland Special. Breakfast and lunch onboard. A ate afternoon private tour of Biltmore, followed by a cocktail reception and dinner at Biltmore. Parked overnight at Asheville NC. Wednesday, September 26: Asheville NC to Chattanooga TN via Knoxville TN on Norfolk Southern. More mountain scenery in the vicinity of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Breakfast, lunch and dinner onboard. Parked overnight on the grounds of the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel, the former Terminal Station. Thursday, September 27 through Saturday, September 29: Parked at Chattanooga TN. Continental breakfast available onboard each day. AAPRCO convention events each day. Sunday, September 30: Chattanooga TN to Roanoke VA via Knowville TN and Bristol VA. Breakfast, lunch and dinner onboard. Parked overnight at Roanoke. Monday, October 1: Before departure, tour the O. Winston Link Museum in the former N&W Railway passenger station. Roanoke VA to Washington Union Station, via Shenandoah Valley, Front Royal and Manassas. Breakfast, lunch and dinner onboard. Due to our late evening arrival at Washington, passengers holding bedroom accommodations may remain onboard until Tuesday morning, October 2. Fares are noted in the table below.
Since the Chattanooga Limited is an AAPRCO sponsored special train, all passengers must be members of AAPRCO, or the guest of an AAPRCO member. AAPRCO associate membership is $90 per year; information on the benefits of membership and how to join AAPRCO are available here. The fares noted above do not include your personal registration for the AAPRCO convention at Chattanooga. The convention registration fee and additional fees for any convention special events are payable directly to AAPRCO.
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