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Grand Canyon Railway Offers Free Rides to 50th Celebrants
Guests who were married or born in 1959 – the same year The Grand Canyon Railway‘s diesel locomotives were built – can celebrate 2009 with special offers from the Railway.
“You don’t have to be a toddler or celebrating your ‘Sweet Sixteen’ to deserve special recognition,” said Angela Berrigan, vice president of sales and marketing for the Grand Canyon Railway. “We created these offers to honor our special guests as well as the workhorses of our fleet.”
Guests turning 50 in 2009 may ride in coach class for free within seven days of their 50th birthday. These savings are worth $70 and may be applied toward a hotel or RV package. Couples celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 2009 may ride coach class free at any time during the year. Both offers are available only by calling 1-800-THE-TRAIN (1-800-843-8724).
The Grand Canyon Railway’s Locomotives No. 6773, No. 6793, No. 6776 and B-Units No. 6871 and No. 6860 are all FPA-4, built by ALCO (American Locomotive Company) in 1959. The FPA-4 model was designed to be longer for holding a steam generator in the back. The steam generator was utilized for heating cars. The train is now heated with electricity which is more environmentally friendly by reducing our consumption of water. Locomotive 6793 is the last of the series the FPA-4 model locomotives built. The FPA-4 locomotives originally belonged to Canadian National Railway and were purchased by Grand Canyon Railway in the 1990s.
Grand Canyon Railway packages feature roundtrip train travel to Grand Canyon National Park, accommodations at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and/or inside the park and meals. Some packages include narrated motorcoach tours at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon Railway Hotel was designed to resemble the historic Fray Marcos Hotel and Williams Depot structures that stand nearby. The hotel is comprised of 288 standard rooms, 11 luxury suites as well as two spacious meeting rooms available for wedding receptions, seminars and other functions; a large courtyard with barbecue and wet bar; a game room for children; a large enclosed crescent-shaped pool and hot tub and an exercise room.
“You don’t have to be a toddler or celebrating your ‘Sweet Sixteen’ to deserve special recognition,” said Angela Berrigan, vice president of sales and marketing for the Grand Canyon Railway. “We created these offers to honor our special guests as well as the workhorses of our fleet.”
Guests turning 50 in 2009 may ride in coach class for free within seven days of their 50th birthday. These savings are worth $70 and may be applied toward a hotel or RV package. Couples celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 2009 may ride coach class free at any time during the year. Both offers are available only by calling 1-800-THE-TRAIN (1-800-843-8724).
The Grand Canyon Railway’s Locomotives No. 6773, No. 6793, No. 6776 and B-Units No. 6871 and No. 6860 are all FPA-4, built by ALCO (American Locomotive Company) in 1959. The FPA-4 model was designed to be longer for holding a steam generator in the back. The steam generator was utilized for heating cars. The train is now heated with electricity which is more environmentally friendly by reducing our consumption of water. Locomotive 6793 is the last of the series the FPA-4 model locomotives built. The FPA-4 locomotives originally belonged to Canadian National Railway and were purchased by Grand Canyon Railway in the 1990s.
Grand Canyon Railway packages feature roundtrip train travel to Grand Canyon National Park, accommodations at the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel and/or inside the park and meals. Some packages include narrated motorcoach tours at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon Railway Hotel was designed to resemble the historic Fray Marcos Hotel and Williams Depot structures that stand nearby. The hotel is comprised of 288 standard rooms, 11 luxury suites as well as two spacious meeting rooms available for wedding receptions, seminars and other functions; a large courtyard with barbecue and wet bar; a game room for children; a large enclosed crescent-shaped pool and hot tub and an exercise room.
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