Post #27820 by thejab on Mon, Mar 24, 2003 6:11 PM

On 2003-03-24 17:41, cynfulcynner wrote:
Tell us more! I didn't know there was any train service to Reno besides the California Zephyr.

This is their 40th. year and I just found out about it myself. It runs most weekends in January through March only. The price includes round trip, meals on the train, 2 nights hotel, transfer to hotel, and coupons. The price varies by hotel but the Nugget was $250 per person. It has older equipment then Amtrak (including some from the streamliner era). The staff is from Amtrak and are all friendly and fun people. A nice thing about it is that it stays in Sparks during the weekend so it leaves Reno on time on Sunday morning, while the Zephyr was 3 hours late arriving in Reno from Denver. The only complaint I have is the windows weren't very clean. They also run one during the weekdays called the Snow Train.

http://www.keyholidays.com/funtrain.html

I would definately ride it again next year.