Join us on a truly rare mileage adventure May 6-9, 2011
Submitted by Don Clayton

Schedule: Thursday, May 5. Passengers may board equipment at St. Louis station any time after 8PM.
Friday, May 6. We leave for Paducah on CN/IC via Du Quion and Akin/Rust Jct. From Akin Jct. We take the Edgewood cutoff to Metropolis, cross the Ohio River and enter Paducah on the Paducah & Illinois RR.  This afternoon we take a tour of the former IC locomotive shops. (now VMV division of NRE). Lunch courtesy of NRE. Dinner on your own in Paducah.

Saturday, May 7.  Optional trip on the Paducah & Louisville RR (ex-IC) to Princeton, KY and return.  Dinner on your own in Paducah.

Sunday, May 8.  Paducah to Galesburg on the BNSF via Centralia and Beardstown. Overnight in Galesburg.

Monday, May 9.  Galesburg to Chicago on BNSF via Denrock and Savanna.

Equipment will include ex-Santa Fe “Big Dome,” Cimarron River, Caritas and Swift Stream (6 dbr. Lounge; ex NYC).
Fares: St. Louis-Paducah to Chicago: $2995; roomette supplement: $200. Paducah and Louisville trip on Saturday, May 7: $250.

Contact:
HIGH IRON TRAVEL CORP.
P.O. BOX 337
Waunakee, WI 53597
608-467-7835
www.highirontravel.com