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Chug a narrow alpine pass. Enjoy roasted quail in a Scottish, the era of the 1920s, half-timbered dinner. s profile of a deserted platform of the rear cars, moose in CanadaÂÂ romp?. Steam through the tea fields of Darjeeling, a station of British India Hill.

All this and more with the company International Railway Travelers ®, the 2005 possible Rotunda Railroad Tours has something for every confirmed traveler train? s objective, style and budget. Please call for SocietyÂÂ? S list of the district, which is now available.

SocietyÂÂ? s Signature Series tours are exclusive rail lines with professional leaders in the Tour full-time IRT; small group of fellow travelers, four and five star hotels, most meals, special equipment and / or price for members of ESRD. They also include baggage handling, tips, and yearÂÂ? S free membership in the society. Below is a brief summary of the SocietyÂÂ? S Signature Series tours:

1) A festival of the Austrian Federal Railways. Munich, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Graz and Vienna. May 7 to 20 Includes BavariaÂÂ? S-Bahn Zugspitze mountain climbing, steam railways and galore Achensee Zillertal Mariazeller small railway and long distance trains. Led by IRT Society veteran and expert on the European railways Werner Schorn. , 450 per person, double occupancy. Single supplement: 0

2) American ExpressÂÂ East? Transcontinental train trip. May 11 to 20 East to the West Coast, USA, South Carolina to Louisiana to Rio Grande southwest, ending in LA Hosted by rail author / photographer Karl Zimmermann. Price from, 990 Book by 10th February, per person to register 0.

3) Crimean Express by Private Train. 4th May 22-June St. Petersburg, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and the Crimean peninsula. Limited availability, especially in institutions. From 395 per person.

4) railing through the capitals of Eastern Europe. June 7 to 20. Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, Krakow and Warsaw. More efficient trams, beautiful experience train travel in the country and many museums of transport. Price to be announced.

5) The Royal Scotsman Classic Tour. July 26 to 30, optional extension: 30 July-Aug. 2nd IRT owner of Owen and Eleanor Hardy host this visit, ultra-luxury. Begins, ends in Edinburgh. IRT Society has chartered an entire train, space for 36 passengers. Cost:, 045 per person if they booked by Dec.15. Add optional rail extension of the four days, and to 0 per person. additional extension: back in the U.S. on the Queen Mary II

6) ZealandÂÂ new? s Wonders Rail. North and South Island by train. October 7 to 29. Main Line Steam Locomotive Trust Depot, Glenbrook Vintage railway, on main railway lines Raurimu Spiral, Gisborne Vintage Steam Train, Wairarapa Rail Line, Ferrymead History Village and Railways, Tranz Alpine Express, Shanty Town, Steam Train, Taieri Gorge Railway, Kingston Flyer, overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound. The trip includes a stay in Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Napier and aboard the historic steamship Earnslaw vintage. Price TBA.

7) American ExpressÂÂ East? Rockies and Sierras Tour. October 12 to 18. brand new departure for U.S. luxury train from San Francisco to Denver in the Rocky Mountains. ColoradoÂÂ? S Moffat Tunnel, Arches, Canyonlands, Yosemite National Park. Tour host: rail veteran Karl Zimmermann. Prices from 290th Book by 15 April to register 0 per person.

8) India: steam in winter sports areas. November 14 to 30, optional extension: 30 November-December 7. With experienced tour guide Peter Jordan. Chartered streetcar tour of Calcutta, Calcutta, Darjeeling Mail to New Jalpaiguri night. Steam train excursions on 2-foot-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, visiting shops and the Museum of the locomotive. Traverse celebrates Batasia loop with spectacular views KanchenjungaÂÂ on snow? WorldÂÂ? S top of the hill in the third. Road vehicles for photographers accompany the train. Other highlights: Shimla mountain railway in the foothills of the Himalayas, Shimla steam charter, Taj Mahal, lively bazaars, Hooghly cruise. Off, 950 per person. Optional: The luxury train “Palace on Wheels for a tour of eight days to Delhi.

SocietyÂÂ? s Explorer Series tours are for more independent travelers and vary from one adventure to luxury. These visits rail position: Conductor, many meals, baggage handling, gratuities and yearÂÂ? S free membership in the society. Below is a brief summary of the SocietyÂÂ? S Explorer Series tours:

1) Express steam Arctic. June 11 to 26. Destination: worldÂÂ? S is the northernmost station, Pechanga. Private, steam-hauled Trans-Siberian Express connects St. Petersburg and Moscow, before the Arctic Circle. The tour starts at, 395 per person. Limited availability, especially in institutions.

2) Canadian Rockies Steam Express. July 12 to 18. Vancouver-Calgary, led by the private railway steam. PacificÂÂ Canadian? S Empress # 2816 pulls California Zephyr dome cars and cars former BC Rail day. Travel by day, a night in hotels and lodges. Dome upgrade very limited. Price TBA.

3) Trans-Siberian Express. 19th August-September 1, limited availability of other dates. Moscow-Vladivostok 6.000 miles across Russia on the private sector belong to the training. Off-train touring. From 395 per person. Limited-quarters of the luxury bathroom.

4) China Orient Express: Beijing to Hong Kong. 23rd October-November 2. Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven, Terracotta Warriors in the ancient capital of Xi’an, Chengdu Yangtze Cruise and two nights of the Three Gorges. Price: 675 per person.

5) Churchill Northern Adventure: Polar bears and the Aurora Borealis. 20 to 27 October, November, p. 30-10. VIA RailÂÂ? S Hudson Bay ManitobaÂÂ? S regionÂÂ subarctic North? Where polar bears play by day and dancing northern lights in the night sky.

6) China Orient Express: Hong Kong to Beijing. 1 to 11 November. Guilin Li River Cruise, visit to 600,000 years Pipe Flute Cave. Tour highlight: transit line Chengdu, one of the worldÂÂ? S most spectacular roads. Winding passes, precariously perched bridges over deep ravines, many tunnels. Cities are Xi’an, Hohhot, vibrant capital city of Inner Mongolia, Kangzhuang visit to where the Great Wall tour. Price: 675 per person.

Society of IRT, an international group whose members enjoy the track, in business since 1983. For more information, contact the Society of International Railway Travelers: (800) IRT-4881 Fax: (502) 458-2250 or e-mail: tourdesk@irtsociety.com or visit www. irtsociety.com.

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