Rants N’ Jibes

The American Orient Express is currently operated by GrandLuxe Rail Journeys. You can also book train tours of the national parks of the west, the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, and Napa Valley, as well as tours of the Antebellum South and Mexico’s Copper Canyon through this company.

These trips generally run 4 to 10 days and can be booked by calling 800-269-6044.

Various accomodations are available from a standard Pullman car with upper and lower berths to a Presedential Suite.

The attire is casual and it is also advisable to bring walking shoes for the tours at frequent stops. There is also a gourmet restaurant and a pianist to play in the background. The best part is that the meals and hotels are all included in the price of your journey.

You will not have to worry about driving and can spend your time looking out the windows. Unlike an airliner, you will be part of the landscape and not high above it. For scenery and enjoyment there is nothing like a train ride.

If you want to see the beauty of America there is nothing like riding a train through the mountains and plains. You will not have to worry about driving and can spend your time looking out the windows. Unlike an airliner, you will be part of the landscape, not high above it. For scenery and enjoyment there is nothing like a train ride.