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WHY TRAVEL WITH
AMTRAK VACATIONS ?
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City to City Service ®
Room to Roam
Satisfy Your Hunger
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Customizable Packages
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Why Travel with Amtrak Vacations ....................... 4-5 Which Rail Vacation is Right for you? .................... 6-7
About Amtrak’s Sleeping Accommodations Amtrak Onboard Experience ................................ 8-10 Sleeping Accommodations Quick Facts .................11 Packing List ................................................................13
Featured Trips Northern Rail Experience ................................... 14-15 Grand National Parks with Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon ...................... 16-17 Grand National Parks with Yellowstone, Yosemite and Glacier National Park ................. 18-19 Rails to the Grand Canyon .......................................20 Glacier National Park Express .................................21 Grand Rail Experience ........................................ 22-23 Coast Starlight Rail Experience ...............................24 California Zephyr Rail Experience ...........................25
Additonal information Everyday Membership and Discounts.....................26 FAQs.............................................................................27
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RIGHT FOR YOU? National Parks
Roundtrip Vacations
Rail Experiences
Coast to Coast
Rail Getaways Famous Routes
Alaska Rail and Sail Multiple National Parks
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AMTRAK ONBOARD EXPERIENCE It’s what’s on the inside that counts. When you’re traveling the country by train, it’s important ® single-level ® and bi-level Superliner Service. Single-Level Trains
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AMTRAK ACCOMMODATIONS (CONT.) Superliner Sleeping Car
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QUICK FACTS N UMBER OF BEDS
SINK & VANITY
TOILET & SHOWER
ROOMETTE
2 Adult Beds
Nearby
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BEDROOM
2 Adult Beds
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BEDROOM SUITE
2 Adult Beds
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FAMILY BEDROOM
2 Adult B eds/2 Child Beds
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2 Adult Beds
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2 Adult Beds
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ACCESS IBLE BEDROOM
VIEWLINER ®
RECO MMENDED CAPACITY
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IT’S WHAT’S ON THE INSIDE THAT COUNTS. In all rooms, daytime seating converts to beds at night. Amtrak’s private sleeping rooms include in-room features, services, and amenities to ensure a smooth and relaxing journey. As you get ready to book, keep in mind that capacity is limited. There are only approximately 15 bedrooms and about 40 roomettes per train, but with Amtrak Vacations, we can help get your private sleeping room reserved right away!
Private Sleeping Room with a View
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All Meals
Sleeping car accommodations onboard the train provide travelers with the choice of a Roomette, Bedroom, Family Bedroom, or an Accessible Bedroom. All rooms include a large picture window, electrical outlets, climate controls, reading lights and a small closet.
Full breakfast, lunch and dinner in Amtrak’s Dining car is included with Sleeping car accommodations during your time on the train. Enjoy great food and panoramic views on Amtrak’s restaurant on the rails.
All Amenities
Priority Boarding
Included with sleeping accommodations are bed linens, toiletries, bottled water, coffee and assistance and turn-down service from a dedicated Sleeping car attendant.
Sleeping car passengers benefit from priority boarding and use of Amtrak’s Metropolitan Lounge at select stations. Attendants are also available to assist with reservations and ticketing.
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PACKING PACKINGLIST LIST
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Cell Cell phone phone and and charger charger
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KeysKeys Wallet Wallet Medicine Medicine Driver’s Driver’s License License and/or and/or other other IDs IDs Tickets Tickets and and Reservations Reservations A Small A Small Blanket Blanket in case in case you you get cold get cold A Small A Small Bag Bag (money (money belt,belt, fanny fanny pack, pack, or sling or sling bag)bag)
Laptop Laptop or tablet or tablet Power Power cords cords for all forofallyour of your technology technology
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Books Books and and magazines magazines Headphones Headphones Playing Playing cards, cards, crossword crossword puzzles, puzzles, knitting, knitting, or anything or anything elseelse to pass to pass the time the time A good A good playlist playlist of your of your favorite favorite music music and and podcasts podcasts Empty Empty space! space!
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Snacks Snacks
Rubbish Rubbish Bag Bag Extra Extra Water Water Hand Hand Sanitizer Sanitizer WetWet Wipes Wipes Ear Plugs Ear Plugs Eye Mask Eye Mask
Clothes/Footwear Clothes/Footwear Plastic Plastic bottom bottom slippers slippers or comfortable or comfortable slip slip on shoes on shoes
Toiletries Toiletries Just Just like like a hotel, a hotel, Amtrak Amtrak provides provides shampoo, shampoo, soapsoap and and bottled bottled water water in allinrooms. all rooms.
Clothes Clothes for each for each day day you you will will be on bethe on train the train
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Toiletries Toiletries bag bag SoapSoap Deodorant Deodorant Toothbrush Toothbrush Toothpaste Toothpaste Mouthwash Mouthwash HairHair Conditioner Conditioner
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HairHair Brush Brush HairHair Dryer Dryer HairHair Spray/Gel Spray/Gel Shower Shower Cap Cap BodyBody Lotion Lotion
the observation the observation car orcar Café! or Café!
Change Change of casual of casual clothes clothes for dinner for dinner A pair A pair of pajamas of pajamas for each for each night night Departure Departure day day clothes clothes
TipsTips Sleeping Sleeping Car Amenities Car Amenities and and Perks Perks
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NORTHERN RAIL EXPERIENCE
PACKAGE INCLUDES: •
9 DAYS
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Chicago > Seattle > San Francisco > Chicago
of Seattle of San Francisco
• Sightseeing tour of Muir Woods and Sausalito • Sightseeing cruise in • Roundtrip Amtrak® in Coach accommodation from Chicago to Seattle; Seattle to San Francisco; San Francisco to Chicago on the Empire Builder®, Coast Starlight® and the California Zephyr®. • 4 nights hotel accommodation; • 1 meal included (1 dinner)
DAY 1: YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS IN CHICAGO # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 2: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 3: SEATTLE
DAY 4: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO
DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO
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DAY 8: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 7: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 9: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO
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GRAND NATIONAL PARKS WITH YELLOWSTONE, YOSEMITE AND THE GRAND CANYON 13 DAYS Chicago > Salt Lake City > Yellowstone National Park > San Francisco > Yosemite National Park > Los Angeles > Williams > Grand Canyon National Park > Chicago
PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Sightseeing tour of Yellowstone National Park • Sightseeing tour of Yosemite National Park • Sightseeing city tour of • Roundtrip in Coach accommodations on the • Sightseeing tour of the • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Salt Lake City; Salt Lake City to San Francisco; San Francisco to Los Angeles; Los Angeles to Williams; Williams to Chicago in Coach accommodations on the California Zephyr®, Coast Starlight®, and Southwest Chief® • 8 nights hotel accommodations; 4 nights onboard Amtrak • 3 meals included (1 breakfast,
DAY 1: CHICAGO
DAY 4: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
DAY 2: SALT LAKE CITY
DAY 3: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
DAY 5: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO
DAY 7: YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
DAY 8: LOS ANGELES
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DAY 9: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 10: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 11: WILLIAMS
DAY 12: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 13: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO
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GRAND NATIONAL PARKS WITH YELLOWSTONE, YOSEMITE AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
15 DAYS
• Admission to the Space Needle Observatory Deck
Chicago > Salt Lake City > Yellowstone National Park > San Francisco > Yosemite National Park > Seattle > Glacier National Park > Chicago
• Big Sky Circle Tour and Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruise in Glacier National Park
• Sightseeing tour of Yellowstone’s Lower Loop, and Yosemite National Park •
of San Francisco
• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Salt Lake City; Salt Lake City to San Francisco; San Francisco to Seattle; Seattle to Glacier National Park; Glacier National Park to Chicago in Coach accommodations on the California Zephyr®, Coast Starlight®, and Empire Builder® • 10 nights’ hotel accommodations; 5 nights’ onboard Amtrak • 3 meals included (3 breakfasts)
DAY 1: CHICAGO
DAY 2: SALT LAKE CITY
DAY 5: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO
DAY 7: SAN FRANCISCO TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK DAY 3: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
DAY 4: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK DAY 8: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 9: SEATTLE
DAY 10: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
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DAY 11: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
DAY 12: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 13: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO
DAY 14: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 15: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO
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RAILS TO THE GRAND CANYON 5 DAYS Los Angeles > Williams > Grand Canyon National Park > Los Angeles
PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Roundtrip in Coach accommodations on the • Sightseeing tour of the • Roundtrip Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Los Angeles to Williams on the Southwest Chief® • 2 nights hotel accommodations; 2 nights onboard Amtrak • 2 meals included (1 breakfast, 1 dinner)
DAY 1: LOS ANGELES
# of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 2: WILLIAMS TO GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
DAY 3: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
DAY 4: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 5: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN LOS ANGELES
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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK EXPRESS 10 DAYS
PACKAGE INCLUDES: • Sightseeing architecture cruise of Chicago • Two Medicine Valley Boat Cruise of Glacier National Park
Chicago > Glacier National Park > Seattle
• Big Sky Circle Tour of Glacier National Park • Admission to the Space Needle and Chihuly Garden & Glass Exhibit •
of Seattle
• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Glacier National Park and Glacier National Park to Seattle onboard the Empire Builder® • 7 nights hotel accommodations; 2 nights’ onboard Amtrak • 1 meal included (1 dinner)
DAY 1: CHICAGO
DAY 2: CHICAGO
DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK®
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DAY 7: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK DAY 4: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK DAY 8: SEATTLE DAY 5: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
DAY 9: SEATTLE DAY 6: GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
DAY 10: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SEATTLE
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GRAND RAIL EXPERIENCE
PACKAGE INCLUDES: •
14 DAYS
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Chicago > Seattle > Los Angeles > New Orleans > Washington, D.C. > Chicago
of Seattle of Los Angeles
• Sightseeing city tour of • Monuments by Moonlight tour in Washington, DC • Roundtrip Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to Seattle; Seattle to Los Angeles; Los Angeles to New Orleans; New Orleans to Washington, DC; and Washington DC to Chicago onboard the Empire Builder®, Coast Starlight®, Sunset Limited®, Crescent®, and Capitol Limited® • 6 nights hotel accommodations; 7 nights onboard Amtrak
DAY 4: SEATTLE
DAY 5: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 6: LOS ANGELES # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 1: CHICAGO
DAY 7: LOS ANGELES
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DAY 2: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK DAY 8: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 3: SEATTLE
DAY 9: NEW ORLEANS
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DAY 10 NEW ORLEANS
DAY 12 WASHINGTON DC
DAY 11 OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 13 OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
DAY 14 YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN CHICAGO
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COAST STARLIGHT RAIL EXPERIENCE 6 DAYS
PACKAGE INCLUDES: •
of Los Angeles
• Seattle CityPASS® including: Space Needle, Seattle Aquarium, Argosy Harbor Cruise, Museum of Pop Culture OR Woodland
Los Angeles > Seattle
OR Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit • One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Los Angeles to Seattle on the Coast Starlight® • 4 nights’ hotel accommodations, 1 night onboard Amtrak
DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 4: SEATTLE
DAY 5: SEATTLE
DAY 6: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SEATTLE
DAY 1: LOS ANGELES
DAY 2: LOS ANGELES
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CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR RAIL EXPERIENCE 7 DAYS
PACKAGE INCLUDES: •
of Chicago
• Admission to the Chicago Skydeck at the Willis Tower
Chicago > San Francisco
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of San Francisco
• One-way Amtrak® in Coach accommodations from Chicago to San Francisco on the California Zephyr® • 4 nights’ hotel accommodations, 2 nights’ onboard Amtrak • 1 meal included (1 dinner)
DAY 4: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK # of nights in a HOTEL # of nights on the TRAIN
DAY 5: SAN FRANCISCO
DAY 6: SAN FRANCISCO
DAY 1: CHICAGO
DAY 7: YOUR JOURNEY ENDS IN SAN FRANCISCO
DAY 2: CHICAGO
DAY 3: OVERNIGHT ONBOARD AMTRAK
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