Great American Cities by Rail Tours in USA

The Great American Cities by Rail Tours in USA are vacation options that most of the travelers opt for. There are different types of rail tours in USA. The transportation system in USA is well developed. This is evident from the innumerable rail services that connect different cities in the United States. More and more tourists prefer to tour around the different places

of interest in USA by rail. This has given rise to a vast number of rail routes and rail services.

The Amtrak trains in USA

Amtrak is one of the reputed rail service providers in the United States. Amtrak rail service caters to the passengers of more than 500 destinations worldwide. It covers 46 states. The rail routes comprise California’s sunny coast to Maine’s rocky coasts. The trains travel at a speed of 250 km/hr. There are different types of rail travel packages. Starting from independent Amtrak tours to Luxury rail tours in US, there is a wide variety of rail travel options to choose from.

Types of Rail tours in USA

There are different types of rail tours in United States of America. There are as many as 50 states and a few outlying territories. All these places have unique places that are ideal as holiday getaways. Traveling to these places by train is surely a different experience altogether. There is a wide range of options to choose from. They are as follows –

Escorted rail tours in USA

Escorted tours are the most common. A tour director takes care of the entire trip. In these tours, the tour director and his company takes care of bookings of

hotels and flights. Transfer to and from airports, sightseeing trips, and food is also taken care of in the escorted trips. Escorted tours can be by flight, motor coach and rail.

Guided rail tours in USA

There is not much of a difference between escorted and guided tours. In case of a guided rail tour, when you reach the destination, you are greeted by a local guide. The local guide will not participate in all the activities. However, he will be there to answer your travel related queries.

Independent rail tours in USA

Independent rail tours are the ones where you will not have a tour director or a guide. But a host is there to take care of the passengers and answer queries of passengers.

Rail tour destinations in USA

The Great American cities by rail tours in USA cover many areas. Some tours cover more than 4 destinations while few may cover up to 2 or 3 destinations. The lists below give you an idea of the rail tour routes that you may avail. The rail routes are given according to the type of rail tours in USA.

Independent Rail Tours

1. Grand Canyon Rails to Rim
2. Empire Builder Experience
3. Empire Builder with Alaska Cruise
4. California Zaphyr with Yellowstone
5. Lake Shore Limited Experience
6. Coast Starlight Experience
7. Classic Coast to Coast
8. Empire Builder with Glacier Park
9. Southwest Chief and Grand Canyon

Escorted Rail Tours

1. American Panorama
2. California’s Wines and Trains
3. North to Alaska
4. New England’s Fall Foliage
5. Yellowstone & Glacier Adventure
6. West Coast Swing
7. Yosemite to Denali
8. Canyonlands by rail
9. Rail to Glacier Park Montana
10. America’s Beautiful West
11. Autumn in Ozark Mountain
12. Las Vegas by Train
13. Yellowstone, Rushmore, Tetons

Vintage Rail Tours

1. Great Alaska Adventure
2. Glacier Park & Canadian Rockies

Winter Rail Tours

• Snow Train to Seattle
• Snow Zephyr to San Francisco
• Winter Escape to Grand canyon

Last updated on 23/9/2010