Oliver Moss

A rail service connects Williams and a train station just a few yards from the rim of The Grand Canyon. They run a series of vintage train cars from the 1920s to 1950s. One of the cars on each train is an old Pullman. I've researched Pullman cars quite a bit to learn about early railroads and early sleeper car travel. This would have been a great chance to ride in one. Pullman Class wasn't what I selected. They have several levels of train service. First Class is probably nice. Luxury First Class, a step above First Class, was what I went for. I had a reserved seat in a dome car. On the level below us was a parlor lounge. We also had access to the lounge car behind us. Being the last car, that one also had a deck we could go out on during the trip. I was happy with my choice. The deck was amazing.

Kids are not allowed in those cars, possibly because of the bar service.

There is something really nice about crossing desert in a nice, shady train car with lots of drinks. Coming back the lower, shadier areas were popular. Several passengers just crashed out on the various couches and slept through the trip.

Entering the train through one of the two lounges:


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