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An ultra luxurious, exclusive Journey featuring the cowboy, vibrant cultural and musical, Mississippi paddlewheel riverboat, and metropolitan America characteristics and ambience at layover locations where passengers live on board rail cars; there is no moving in and out of hotels. A unique, one of a kind vacation; an outstanding value. |
| Groups | Private Cars | Reservations | Payment | Specials | Details | Other Routes |
| Fort Worth to Chicago – 5 Days* and 4 Nights Live on board your luxurious rail Car while visiting Fort Worth – St Louis – Chicago *Or, 3 or 4 days by disembarking 1 or 2 days early, eliminating extra day visits to Chicago, with a fare reduction. See Itinerary below. |
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Departure Dates |
| 2025 – Dates coming soon, ask Reservations for details, 817 696-1507 |
| Fares Per person, double occupancy per bedroom: Early confirmed booking/reservation discounts:* Payments, cancellations and refunds Special Offers Comparable Train Vacation Fares |
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A taste of the USA’s diversity, from Fort Worth where the West begins, to Mississippi riverboats and the Great Lakes
| vv Fort Worth, Cowtown, has grown from a cattle drive stop to a vibrant city but still retains its old west culture including the original stock yards, cattle drives, the world’s largest honky-tonk (Billy Bobs) which is a must play venue for famous country western entertainers, rodeos, the best selection of western wear shopping, and a wide variety of optional activities that let you experience where the west begins and cowboys are remembered. St Louis, founded in the 1700s by fur traders on the Mississippi River, is a vibrant cultural destination boasting a wide array of museums, music and theatre venues where paddle wheelers ply the river. Its famous for its barbecue restaurants and blues music; historians write that the blues moved up river from the Mississippi Delta and grew in St. Louis. Chicago on Lake Michigan, is famed for its bold architecture, including skyscrapers like the 1,451-ft. Willis Tower and the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower. The city is renowned for its museums, including the Art Institute of Chicago with its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, and is known for its vibrant arts scene, numerous cultural attractions, excellent shopping, interesting architecture, Navy Pier and beautiful beaches that stretch along the waterfront. The downtown Millennium Park features a centerpiece 110-ton Cloud Gate sculpture, fascinating Crown Fountain, an outdoor concert venue and Lurie Garden, a ‘secret garden’ and naturalistic place of rest and renewal for humans and wildlife alike. |
Journey by Rail Timetable |
| Pre boarding hotel option – Friday – Fort Worth |
| Early luxury hotel check-in Visit Fort Worth Click on Activities, Fort Worth for optional things to do Hosted evening at Billy Bob’s Texas, ‘The World’s Largest Honky Tonk’; or alternative tour if desired Overnight in Fort Worth at hotel |
| Day 1 – Saturday – Fort Worth |
| Board after 12:00 noon Depart Fort Worth early afternoon White glove evening dinner, en-route on board Overnight en route, on Board |
| Day 2 – Sunday – St Louis |
| Arrive St Louis early morning Enjoy all-inclusive comforts living on your luxurious rail Car while you Visit St Louis Click on Activities, St Louis for optional things to do Hosted off-car St Louis style barbeque dinner and St Louis style blues musical experience; or alternative dining and tour if desired Overnight in St Louis, on board |
| Day 3 – Monday – St Louis, Chicago |
| Depart St Louis early morning Arrive Chicago early afternoon Enjoy all-inclusive comforts living on your luxurious rail Car while you Visit Chicago Click on Activities, Chicago for optional things to do Overnight in Chicago, on board Optional – Disembark after arrival in Chicago on Monday instead of Tuesday or Wednesday with an appropriate fare reduction. |
| Day 4 – Tuesday – Chicago |
| Optional – Disembark on Monday instead of Tuesday or Wednesday with an appropriate fare reduction. Enjoy all-inclusive comforts living on your luxurious rail Car while you Visit Chicago Hosted tour of Chicago attractions; or alternative tour if desired Overnight in Chicago, on board Optional – Disembark on Tuesday instead of Wednesday with an appropriate fare reduction. |
| Day 5 – Wednesday – Chicago |
| Optional – Disembark on Tuesday instead of Wednesday with an appropriate fare reduction. Disembark by 11:00 am |