by Jeff Smith
Dates announced: https://www.hudsonriverrail.com/
50+ Daytrips and Overnight Journeys in 2024!
The New York Central Railroad unveiled a brand new 20th Century Limited in Grand Central Terminal. Christened into service by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the new train had all of the most modern amenities of the day and catered to the highest of society. Entrepreneurs, business people, celebrities, and even former Presidents knew there was no better way to travel between New York City and Chicago.
Today, the 20th Century Limited caters to you: the traveler, the foodie, the day tripper, the history buff. The Hickory Creek is the last remaining restored passenger car from the 20th Century Limited, and this Spring and Fall it will ride out of New York City just as it did when it was known as “The Most Famous Train in the World.” This time, it will have you on board.
Our scenic daytrips begin and end at Pennsylvania Station’s Moynihan Train Hall, where you will have first-class access to Amtrak’s brand new “Metropolitan Lounge”. From there, you will step back in time as you step aboard one of our two historic cars—the Hickory Creek and Tavern-Lounge No. 43. On the journey between New York and Albany, lunch and drinks will be served while you enjoy the one-of-a-kind view of the passing Hudson River. After an intermission at Albany-Rensselaer, our train will skate along the Hudson with the setting sun. Our historic rail cars, traveling on the tail end of Amtrak’s Empire Service, will traverse the very tracks that the 20th Century Limited did from the turn of the century to the 1960s.
Next stop, Willoughby
~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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~el Jefe :: RAILROAD.NET Site Administrator/Co-Owner; Carman at Naugatuck Railroad
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