Vacations by Rail Offers New Options for 2013


Vacations By Rail reports the addition of 29 new rail tours across North America to its collection of train vacations. New tours range from 3 to 21 days and visit popular destinations and take in popular annual events.

The program includes a new 8-dayAutumn in New England escorted tour.The Discover America’s musical heritage on the 7-day Sights & Sounds rail vacation featuring two nights each in Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans, 

Also featured is a 10-day Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta escorted train tour. Another option is visiting Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons and Mt. Rushmore on the re-mastered America’s Parks and Monuments with Mt. Rushmore 11-day escorted tour.

Additional new products include locally-hosted and escorted US vacations along the west coast, tours to national parks, and exciting rail-cruise vacations,Vacations by Rail says.

New and noteworthy in Canada is the addition of the new Churchill Town and Tundra Experience, a 7-day adventure roundtrip from Winnipeg to Churchill. Further west, visitors can connect the Canadian Rockies and Seattle with new Coastal Passage packages. Select from two: Western Explorer & Coastal Passage and Canadian Rockies & Coastal Passage. Both include travel aboard Rocky Mountaineer trains in GoldLeaf service from Seattle to Vancouver and from Vancouver into the Canadian Rockies.

All of Vacations By Rail’s new train tours include rail experiences, hotel accommodations, select meals and comprehensive sightseeing. Detailed itineraries for new tours as well as Vacations By Rail’s complete product line can be found at www.vacationsbyrail.com