| Wednesday 4th |
3:00 pm |
Board your railcar anytime after 3:00pm. Your option to stay on the car that night at the Boathouse or arrive on 8-05-10 prior to 8:30am. |
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| Thursday 5th |
8:45AM |
All passengers must leave their private cars and board the Cincinnati Dinner Train cars for a three hour brunch tour. The private car consist will depart from the Boathouse in route to Washington Court House, OH unoccupied. |
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1:00 PM |
All passengers leave the Cincinnati Dinner Train and board two luxury buses for 1 hour 30 minute bus trip to Washington Court House, OH. Upon arrival, we will board the private cars and depart for Lima, OH on Rail America Lines. |
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6:30 PM |
The consist arrives in Lima where we will tie up for the night. |
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| Friday 6th |
8:30 AM |
Passengers will de-board onto two luxury buses that will take us to a local hotel for a buffet breakfast. Following breakfast, we will ride approximately twenty miles to Leipsic OH, just north of Lima, where we will re-board our private cars. We will depart Leispic at 11:30AM. |
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2:30 PM |
We arrive in Diann, MI where Rail America Lines interchange with the Ann Arbor Railroad. We will once again board buses for a forty minute trip to north Ann Arbor. Following a bus tour of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan, we will re-board our private cars at 5:00PM in Osmer, MI. |
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5:30 PM |
We depart Osmer, MI in route to Owosso, MI on Great Lakes Central tracks. We arrive in Owosso at 9:00PM for overnight. |
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| Saturday 7th |
7:00 AM |
The consist departs Owosso, MI in route to Cadillac, MI. |
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12:00 PM |
We arrive in Cadillac, MI for a two hour stay as the train is turned and serviced. Local restaurants will be open and prepared for our guests to have lunch and to do a walking tour of downtown Cadillac. |
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2:00 PM |
Depart Cadillac in route to Fife Lake. Arrive Fife Lake at 3:30PM to tour the historic town or swim in the lake at the beach just to the right of our train. |
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5:30 PM |
Depart Fife Lake in route to Petoskey, MI. Dinner will be served on board as we traverse Northern Michigan. |
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8:30 PM |
Arrive Petoskey. |
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| Sunday 8th |
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Layover in Petoskey on board cars |
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| Monday 9th |
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Layover in Petoskey. Optional bus trip to Mackinac City, then ferry boat over to Mackinac Island. |
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| Tuesday 10th |
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Layover in Petoskey. (Optional beach party at a friend's luxury retreat on Lake Charlevoix for Cincinnati Railway Company passengers only.) |
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| Wednesday 11th |
8:00 AM |
Depart Petoskey for Kalkaska, MI. |
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10:30 AM |
Arrive Kalkaska for a one hour layover. Tour the local Railroad Museum or walk the small town. |
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11:30 AM |
Depart Kalkaska for Cadillac. Lunch will be served on board in route. |
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1:30 PM |
Arrive Cadillac. Tours of local historic homes and museums are planned during our two hour stay. |
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3;30 PM |
Depart Cadillac in route to Mt.Pleasant, MI. |
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6:00 PM |
Arrive Mt.Pleasant for a planned banquet at the Railroad Station restaurant. Optional trips to the local casino are also planned. We will be in Mt.Pleasant for three hours. The downtown area is within walking distance of our train. |
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9:00 PM |
| Depart Mt.Pleasant in route to Owosso where we will tie up for the night. |
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11:30 PM |
Arrive Owosso for overnight |
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| Thursday 12th |
8:00 AM |
| We depart Owosso in route to Osmer. |
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11:30 AM |
Arrive Osmer for transfer to buses as the train arrives at the Ann Arbor Railroad Interchange. |
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12:15 PM |
Arrive at Riga, MI where we tentatively have planned a lunch cruise in the Adrian and Blissfield Dinner Train. |
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3:00 pm |
Arrive back at Riga where our consist of private cars will be waiting. Re-board the cars for the trip to Leipsic. |
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5:30 PM |
Arrive Leipsic where our two buses will take us to various restaurants in Lima for dinner. One bus will go to one exit that features numerous choices and the second bus will go to another exit featuring restaurants. A list of restaurant choices will be provided well in advance. |
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8:00 PM |
Buses will return all passengers to the private cars at the overnight tie up spot in Lima. |
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| Friday 13th |
8:00 AM |
Depart Lima in route to Washington Court House. Lunch to be served on board. |
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12:00 PM |
All passengers will board the buses upon arrival in Washington Court House for the hour and a half trip back to Cincinnati |
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1:00 PM |
Buses will drop passengers wanting to shop, in downtown Cincinnati in route to Cincinnati Union Terminal. Most passengers will enjoy a behind the scences tour of the terminal including Tower A, the restored President's office and conference room and possibly the High Steel Tour above the rotunda. Others may opt to stay on board the bus that will take them to the Latonia Kentucky Rail Expo Museum where they can tour scenes of vintage passenger equipment. (All passengers will meet up again at the Cincinnati Union Terminal for the bus ride back to the Boathouse at 5:30PM) |
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5:45 PM |
Arrive at the bouthouse where our consist will be waiting. Most will overnight in the cars at the Bouthouse. |
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8:00 PM |
All non – Amtrak cars must be unoccupied and ready for freight. |
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| Saturday 14th |
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#51 - departs Cincinnati |
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| Sunday 15th |
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#50 - departs Cincinnati |
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Room Rates |
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Birch Grove |
Bedroom-Double Occupancy |
$4,450.00 |
Bedroom-Single Occupancy |
$3,900.00 |
Roomette-Single Occupancy |
$2,295.00 |
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Observatory |
| Bedroom B-Double Occupancy |
$4,900.00 |
| Bedroom C-Double Occupancy |
$4,900.00 |
| Bedroom B-Single Occupancy |
$4,200.00 |
| Bedroom C-Single Occupancy |
$4,200.00 |
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Chapel Hill |
| Master Bedroom A - Double Occupancy |
$4,700.00 |
| Bedroom C - Double Occupancy |
$4,900.00 |
| Bedroom D - Double Occupancy |
$4,900.00 |
| Master Bedroom A - Single Occupancy |
$4,250.00 |
| Bedroom B - Single Occupancy |
$4,200.00 |
| Bedroom C - Single Occupancy |
$4,250.00 |
| Bedroom D - Single Occupancy |
$4,250.00 |
