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RENO, NEVADA
JUNE 25, 2009

BOOKINGS FOR 2010 RAIL TOURS NOW OPEN
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME

TRAVEL UNLIMITED HAS JUST RELEASED A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THEIR RAIL TOURS FOR 2010. BOOKING ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED WITH NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL THE TOUR IS CALLED A SURE-GO. YOU CAN BOOK ON ANY 2010 TOUR NOW AND NOT PUT OUT ANY MONEY AT THIS TIME! DETAILED ITINERARIES WILL BE POSTED SOON. REMEMBER THIS IS A PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOURS AND DATES AND INFORMATION COULD CHANGE. SEVERAL MORE TOURS WILL BE ADDED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

HEBER VALLEY WINTER PHOTO FREIGHT

February 15-16-Railfan

$678 /Valentine special spouces 50% discount

Photo charter steam and diesel on the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah

CUBAN RAILFAN ADVENTURE

April 17-May 1, 2010-Railfan

$4598 Double room occupancy with air from the US

$4198 Double room occupancy no air option

Steam-Electric-Diesels-Railcars thru Cuba

Will run if the American travel ban is lifted

CUBA RAIL EXPLORER

May 1-15, 2010-Tourist/Railfan

$4398 Double room occupancy with air from the US

$3998 Double room occupancy no air option

Steam-Electric-Diesels-Railcars plus plenty of sightseeing

Will run if the American travel ban is lifted

PACIFIC COAST DOMES SOUTH

May 29, 2010-Tourist

$198 Adult - $98 Children 4-12

Roundtrip Oakland-Los Angeles-Oakland

$358 Adult - $178 Children 4-12

Roundtrip from Oakland including trip to San Deigo

$498 Adult - $258 Children 4-12

California Zephyr dome cars Oakland to Los Angeles

DOMES TO SAN DIEGO

May 30, 2010-Tourist

$189 Adult

$98 Children 4-12

California Zephyr dome cars Los Angeles to San Diego and return

PACIFIC COAST DOMES NORTH

May 31, 2010 -Tourist

$198 Adult

$98 Children 4-12

California Zephyr dome cars Los Angeles to Oakland

DOME THRU THE WASATCH & ROCKIES

June 25-27, 2010

$638 Adult-$328 Children 4-12 (Includes two nights lodging in Denver)

C&O/B&O Dome Car "Moonlite" Salt Lake City-Denver-Salt Lake City

RAILS OF ECUADOR

September 3-16, 2010 Railfan/Tourist

Galapagos Option August 31-September 3, 2010

Rail tour $4498 Double room occupancy

Galapagos Option $3398 Double room occupancy

Steam-Diesel-Railcars across Ecuador

SWISS RAIL ADVENTURE

September 18-October 2, 2010-Railfan

$3998 Double room occupancy

Steam-Diesel-Railcars-Electric thru Switzerland

ROCKIES-GREAT SOUTHWEST RAIL AND NATIONAL PARK SPECTACULAR

October 1-17, 2010-Tourist

$3998 Double room occupancy

Rail and National Parks in Colorado-New Mexico-Arizona-Utah

NEW ENGLAND FALL COLORS RAIL SPECTACULAR

October 2-12, 2010-Tourist

$2998 Double room occupancy

Rail and Fall Colors thru New England

FALL COLORS DOME THRU THE WASATCH & ROCKIES

October 9-10-11, 2010

$638 Adult-$328 Children 4-12 (Includes two nights lodging in Denver)

C&O/B&O Dome Car "Moonlite" Salt Lake City-Denver-Salt Lake City

RIO GRANDE SILVERTON PHOTO ADVENTURE

October 25-26, 2010-Railfan

$758 Double room occupancy

Charter steam train Durango to Silverton and return next day

CUMBRES RAILFAN SPECTACULAR

October 27-30, 2010-Railfan

$1158 Double room occupancy

Charter steam train with triple & doubleheaders

JAPANESE RAILWAY EXPLORER

October 16-31 , 2010-Railfan

$4498 Double room occupancy

Steam-Electric-Diesel-Railcars thru Japan



2009 RAILROAD TOURS
 
CLICK ON A TOUR NAME FOR THE DETAILED
ITINERARY- INFORMATION - PRICES
TOUR NAMETOUR DATE & ROUTECARS USED
 
DENVER AND ROCKIES EXPRESS
SURE-GO - COMPLETED
JUNE 8-14, 2009: Private rail cars excursion from Emeryville in the San Francisco Bay Area to Denver, Colorado and return via the High Sierra, Nevada Desert, Wasatch Range in Utah , Ruby and Glenwood Canyons, the Colorado Rockies and Moffat Tunnel. While in Denver we will offer you tours of the Colorado Railroad Museum, Coors Brewery and Rocky Mountain National Park. SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 
ACROSS THE GREAT NORTHERN BY STEAM EAST
SURE-GO - BOOKINGS CLOSED
JULY 3-9, 2009: SP 4449 DAYLIGHT STEAM LOCOMOTIVE PULLS AN EXCURSION TRAIN PORTLAND, OREGON TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA AND RETURN OVER THE ROUTE OF THE FAMOUS EMPIRE BUILDER. SPACE IS SELLING FAST! SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 
SANTA FE AND TAOS EXPRESS
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL TOUR IS A SURE-GO
AUGUST 9-15, 2009: Private rail car excursion from Los Angeles to Santa Fe, New Mexico and return in first class Pullman cars running across California, Arizona and New Mexico. Lodging for four nights will be at the former Fred Harvey House in Santa Fe, called the La Fonda Hotel. A side trip will be made to Taos, New Mexico Chimayo and the Rio Grande Gorge plus tickets to ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad running into Colorado with steam. Between Lamy and Santa Fe we will have our own private charter train operated by the Santa Fe Southern Railroad including a couple of photo run-bys if time permits. SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 
DOMES TO RAILROAD DAYS
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL TOUR IS A SURE-GO
AUGUST 21-23, 2009: Private rail car excursion from Emeryville in the San Francisco Bay Area to Reno, Nevada running over Donner Pass in the High Sierra with a side trip to Portola for the 26th annual Feather River Railroad Days Festival. Two nights lodging in the Reno area and transfers to the Festival in Portola are included as is entrance to all of the Railroad Days events and the Western Pacific Railroad Museum. SILVER LARIAT
SILVER SOLARIUM
 
GOLDEN EAGLE TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS
SURE-GO
AUGUST 23-SEPTEMBER 6, 2009: The classic Trans-Siberian Express onboard the new Golden Eagle trainset from Moscow eastbound to Vladivostok  
 
FINAL CHINA INDUSTRIAL STEAM ADVENTURE
SURE-GO
SEPTEMBER 1-18, 2009: Steam operations in China are winding down as the end draws near. This is the last all industrial steam tour to China scheduled. By the end of 2009 very little steam operations will be left in China.  
 
STEAM IN THE ANDES
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL TOUR IS A SURE-GO
POSTPONED UNTIL 2010
SEPTEMBER 5-17, 2009: We are pleased to announce the rebuilding and reopening of the famous Guayaquil and Quito Railroad in Ecuador. Our journey starts in Guayaquil and travels northbound to Quito using both charter steam pulled trains and railcars. Our tour will also include a charter steam excursion on the remote San Lorenzo Railroad. We will use five different steam locomotives to pull our Trains and several railcars. Two Andes Class 2-8-0's and three Baldwin 2-6-0's.  
 
GOLDEN EAGLE TRANS-SIBERIAN EXPRESS
SURE-GO
SEPTEMBER 4-18, 2009: The classic Trans-Siberian Express route onboard the new Golden Eagle trainset westbound from Vladivostok to Moscow.  
 
FALL COLORS EXPRESS TO DENVER
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL TOUR IS A SURE-GO
SEPTEMBER 26 OCTOBER 2, 2009: Private rail cars excursion from Emeryville in the San Francisco Bay Area to Denver, Colorado and return running via the Sierra Nevada, Nevada/Utah Deserts, Wasatch Range in Utah , Ruby and Glenwood Canyons, the Colorado Rockies and Moffat Tunnel. Tours of the city, Colorado Railroad Museum, Coors brewery and Rocky Mountain National Park also included. SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 
NEW ENGLAND FALL COLORS RAIL SPECTACULAR
SURE GO
OCTOBER 3-11, 2009: Fall colors in New England, there is nothing like it anyplace else in the United States. Join us for a spectacular week of sightseeing and train journeys in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont during the height of the fall colors. This tour will present to you some of the most awesome scenery in New England. The mountains are covered in blazing color that signals winter is again approaching. This tour features 14 spectacular train adventures in all four states. The tour begins and ends in Boston. Includes all lodging in tourist class hotels and 11 meals.  
 
FALL COLORS POSITIONING EXPRESS
SURE GO
OCTOBER 8-11, 2009: Ride original California Zephyr Vista Domes and sleepers and from Emeryville to Chicago with an option to continue on to Minneapolis and shorter options to Reno and Denver at Super low fares. SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 
ACROSS THE GREAT NORTHERN BY STEAM WEST
SURE-GO - SOLD OUT WAIT LISTING SPACE
AVAILABLE ON POSITIONING MOVES
OCTOBER 13-20, 2009 : SP 4449 DAYLIGHT STEAM LOCOMOTIVE PULLS AN EXCURSION TRAIN PORTLAND, OREGON TO MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA AND RETURN OVER THE ROUTE OF THE FAMOUS EMPIRE BUILDER. SPACE IS SELLING FAST! SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 
JINGPENG CHINA ORIENT EXPRESS
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL TOUR IS A SURE-GO
NOVEMBER 14-26, 2009: Steam returns famous Jingpeng Pass in Inter Mongolia for a few days on freight and passenger for our clients only. We plan to recreate Jingpeng's steam era as closely as we can. The last two operating QJ 2-10-2's based at Daban will be run to Jingpeng Pass for our return of steam event. The JiTong Railway has advised us this will be a ONE-TIME event only We will also visit steam operations on the industry lines in Fuxin, Huanan, Jixi, Nanpiao and Tiefa.  
 
CHRISTMASTIME EXPRESS TO SANTA FE
NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED UNTIL TOUR IS A SURE-GO
DECEMBER 13-18, 2009: Wintertime wonderland private rail car excursion from Los Angeles to Santa Fe and return in First Class Pullman Sleepers across California , Arizona and New Mexico. Tour includes 3 nights lodging at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a former Harvey House property. All onboard gourmet meals and drinks included. Side trip to Taos and Santa Fe city tour. SILVER SOLARIUM
SILVER LARIAT
SILVER RAPIDS
COLONIAL CRAFTS
 






The above three photos by Larry Johnson taken from
our private rail cars running over Donner Pass.



FOR THE 2008 TOUR SEASON
  1. PRIVATE RAIL CARS
  2. CANADIAN TRAIN TOURS
  3. AMERICAN TRAIN TOURS
  4. RAILROAD TOURS
  5. RAILROAD TRAVEL
  6. LATIN AMERICAN TRAIN TOURS
  7. MEXICAN TRAIN TOURS
  8. TRAIN TOURS
  9. SOUTH AMERICAN TRAIN TOUR
  10. TRAIN TRAVEL
  11. ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRAIN TOURS
  12. ANDY MOUNTAINS TRAIN TOURS
  13. EUROPEAN TRAIN TOURS
  14. NEW ENGLAND TRAIN TOURS
  15. RUSSIAN TRAIN TOURS


TOUR BOOKING CONDITIONS

TOUR PRICE: All tour prices are subject to change without notice at any time.

CHANGE OF ITINERARY: We reserve the right to substitute, change train routing, alter or modify the tour if any unexpected and unforeseen conditions beyond our control occur. As almost everyone knows, in the railroad industry last minute changes do occur.

DEPOSITS AND FINAL PAYMENTS: The required deposit is due in our office within 14 days of making a booking. For most tours the final payment is due in our office 100 days before the start of the tour. Due dates are posted for each tour and will also be on your invoice and in some cases we will vary the due Date depending upon the tour in question.

MILEAGE COLLECTORS: Mileage collectors please take note before you book! Travel Unlimited does not cater just to mileage collectors. We cater to all people that enjoy the railroad hobby. We give strong warning that itinerary and route changes do happen and this is totally beyond our control when it does. If the only reason that you would want to book a tour with us is to collect the rare mileage, may we suggest that you be prepared for possible route changes.

RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: We assume no responsibility for injury, sickness, damage, loss, additional expenses, accidental delay or irregularities which may be caused through willful or negligent acts or omissions on the part of the companies providing or engaging in transportation, accommodations or services related to the accomplishment of the tour including Travel Trains Unlimited, Tours. We have no control on the timings of our charter trains and indeed passenger trains and charters can and do run late most of the time. Nor do we assume responsibility for natural disaster, social or political upheaval, acts of terrorism or acts of nature. The right is reserved to substitute hotels, tour leaders, equipment, motive power, trains, routes and to alter the itinerary when deemed necessary without notice. We are not responsible for expenses incurred by tour members in preparing for the tour.

CANCELLATIONS: Travel Unlimited does not accept cancellations on the phone. Cancellations must be received by postal mail, e mail or fax before any refunds will be processed. Be sure and allow enough time if sending your written notice by the very slow US mail postal system. When a written cancellation is received in the Travel Unlimited office this will be the effective date of the cancellation. Please take note that it can take up to 60 days to process some refunds in but most cases refunds will be issued in half that time. Cancellation refund rules: 100 days prior to the start of any tour you will receive a full refund less a $200 per person administration fee. 99 to 75 days before the departure of any tour there will be a 80% cancellation penalty based on the full cost of the tour. Any cancellations received 74 or less days before the start of any tour will not receive any refund. These cancellations rules apply to everyone and will be enforced.

RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE: Travel Unlimited reserves the right to refuse service to anyone we deem necessary, to insure that all of our clients will have the best possible tour.

PRE-DEPARTURE TOUR BULLETINS: Tour bulletins will be sent to clients that have booked on our tours. Bulletins include weather, packing tips, food, health, updates and much more. Tickets and a detailed itinerary booklet will be sent out about three weeks before the tour begins.

PAYMENTS: Payments can be made with personal check drawn on a U.S. Dollar account, money order for U.S. Dollars, bank wire transfer, or credit card. We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover or American Express. Final payment for all tours is due 100 days prior to departure. If final payment has not been received 7 days after the due date, a late fee of $50 may apply.

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: All prices are based on double room occupancy. We will try and match you with a roommate. if one is available. If not, you may be charged the single room supplement listed for the tour you are booked on. Single rooms may not be available in some remote locations and on some trains.

TOUR REFUNDS: If for any reason tour members amend or delete any arrangements during travel, and leave the tour on their own, we cannot give any refunds on unused portions of the tour. If buses and trains are cancelled by the carrier or there is a labor strike or they go out of business, we cannot be held responsible and we cannot give refunds. Travel insurance will protect you for any of these reasons. If TU needs to cancel any tour everyone will receive a full refund. Please take note that refunds can take up to 60 days to process.

PARTIAL TOURS: We will allow passengers to join or leave a tour at certain points. It will all depend on the tour and the conditions. Give us a call and we will try and work up a custom option for you.



 

 

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