Amtrak Train Trips

Hancock Holiday Mountain Railroad at John Hancock Observatory in Downtown Chicago. The 14th Annual Hancock Holiday Mountain Railroad is an elaborate miniature railroad featuring 12 model trains. Holiday Trains
run through1,400 square feet of snow covered trees, mountains, and
decorated towns. The glen includes miniature attractions including a
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The Great Train Story at Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The Great Train Story is an exciting 3,500 square foot model train layout. Model trains take a winding journey between Chicago and Seattle. Trains
pass through the Midwest, the Plains States, the Rockies, the Cascades,
and Pacific Northwest. The models simulate working trains, as they get
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I recently returned from Hungary where I was taking a familiarization trip on the future Danube Express. The Danube Express is a new luxury rail service that will serve central and eastern Europe, beginning in April 2008. The Danube Express invited sellers and promoters of rail travel and rail vacations to experience the service and see their classic rail cars, as well as the progress on their new deluxe sleeping cars.

I invite you to check out some of the photos from this trip in my p

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