Cherry Blossom Excursion
April 12 - 16, 2012

Thursday, April 12th – Monday, April 16th, 2012

Spend a Weekend in Washington DC
Cincinnati – Washington DC – Cincinnati

Join the Cincinnati Railway Company as three of their Luxury Railcars travel to Washington, D.C. for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Private cars,The Observatory, andBirch Grove,will travel behind Amtrak on the beautiful Cardinal Route through Kentucky, West Virginia & Virginia.

Enjoy the use of the dome lounge which affords you a 360-degree unobstructed view of the countryside as you enjoy the ride from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C. Retire to you private bedroom on the Birch GroveorThe Observatory.

Gourmet meals will be prepared by our private chef and served en route in the dome and lounge of The Observatory. Our professional chef, porter, and servers will attend to your every need. Stay aboard the railcars at night in Washington D.C.’s Union Station as they serve as your rolling hotel.

Itinerary:
Thursday, April 12th, 2012–
-Board the cars at McCullough Yard in Norwood, Ohio any time after dinner but before 10:00pm. Feel free to have family members or guests tour the cars and to see you off. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as the trip kicks off with a Bon Voyage Party in the lounge of The Observatory.  Later that evening as you retire to your private sleeping quarters for the night, the cars are moved to the Cincinnati Union Terminal and hooked up behinds Amtrak’s eastbound Cardinal for an early a.m. departure.

Friday, April 13th, 2012 –
-3:29 a.m. Depart Cincinnati behind Amtrak’s Cardinal from Cincinnati Union Terminal and travel eastward towards Washington, D.C.

-Enjoy a gourmet breakfast, lunch and dinner as you travel towards your destination.

-5:55 p.m. Arrive at Union Station in Washington, D.C.

Saturday, April 14th, 2012 –
-Layover in Washington, D.C.  After a light continental breakfast, passengers are free to de-board the rail cars to spend the day enjoying the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Sunday, April 15th, 2012 –
-Passengers are free to de-board and enjoy some more time in Washington, D.C. before re-boarding by 10:00 a.m. for the return trip to Cincinnati.

-11:10 a.m. Depart Washington, D.C.

-Enjoy a gourmet lunch and dinner as you travel towards your destination.

Monday, April 16th, 2012 –
-1:03 a.m. Arrive in Cincinnati at Cincinnati Union Terminal.  Passengers may de-board here if they choose or stay on board and continue sleeping comfortably in their bedrooms as the rail cars travel back to McCullough yard in Norwood to wake at their leisure in the morning.  Enjoy a light continental breakfast before de-boarding by 10:00am.

FARES:

The Observatory Master Double Bedroom  $1850/person Double Occupancy

The Observatory Double Bedroom  $1650/person Double Occupancy

Birch Grove Double Bedroom  $1500/person Double Occupancy

Birch Grove Roomette w/ Toilet $1450/person Single Occupancy

Birch Grove Roomette w/o toilet $1400/person Single Occupancy

For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact us via phone at 513-791-RAIL (7245), or email us at info@cincinnatirailway.com

*Please Note*We reserve the right to cancel trips if the minimum capacity requirements are not met

National Cherry Blossom Festival

The blooming of the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. has come to symbolize the natural beauty of our nation's capital city. The famous trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, signal Washington’s rite of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal Basin in a sea of pale pink and white blossoms. Thousands of city residents and visitors from across the nation and around the world come here to witness the spectacle, hoping that the trees will be at the peak of bloom for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

For more information on events during the festival visit: http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org

Visit our website at ww.cincinnatirailway.com to view floor plans of the Birch Grove, The Observatory dome car, and the Oliver Hazard Perry.