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2025 NEW ENGLAND FALL COLORS BY RAIL
Join this fully private car adventure to spend the colorful fall season exploring the best of New England's scenic railways and museums. Enjoy incredible adventures on narrow gauge, cog railways steam charters and more!
- Double Occupancy : $7,950*/pp
- Single Occupancy : $9,400/pp
- ALL MEALS INCLUDED
- 7 NIGHTS
- PRIVATE COACH BUS











What's Included
Special Interest Tours and Trains Magazine bring you a rail excursion tour with outstanding views of the Denali National Park and down the Kenai Peninsula. Get ready to enjoy beautiful scenery from Sept. 8-17 with Trains Associate Editor Bob Lettenberger on a 9-day adventure. This all-inclusive tour highlights some of the best scenic railroads and museums Alaska has to offer.
Train Segments
We will be riding trains from Fairbanks to Denali (Gold Seats) | Denali to Talkeetna (Adventure Class Seats) | Talkeetna to Achorage (Goldstar Seats) | Talkeetna - Hurricane (Adventure Class, Round Trip) | Anchorage to Seward (Goldstar Seats, Roundtrip) | Anchorage to Whittier OW (Goldstar Seats)
Additional Activities
Major Marine Kenai Fjords National Park Day Cruise - 4 Hours | Alaskan salmon bake welcome dinner | Alaska Cabin Nite Dinner Theater in Denali National Park | Museum of Alaska
Guests
This tour will have between 20-30 guests. Please let us know if you have any special requests and we will always do our best to accomodate.
Transportation & Baggage
We will be taking a private coach bus to get from location to location. We recommend only bringing with you what you feel comfortable carrying but our guides will be available to assist you if you need an extra help.
Hotel Accomodations
1 Night at Marriott Springhill Suites | 2 Nights at Denali Bluffs Hotel | 2 Nights at Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge | 4 Nights at Hilton Anchorage
Expert Guides
Two Special Interest Tour guides and Trains Associate Editor Bob Lettenberger will be guiding this tour.
Not Included
Everything is included except for your flights and transportation to and from the welcome hotel (Marriott Springhill Suites) and the farewell hotel (Hilton Downtown Anchorage). If you need assistance with transportation to and from the welcome/farewell hotel just get in touch and our team would be happy to assist.
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Day to Day Itinerary
Day 1 - Oct 2nd
Arrive in Portland - Private Sunset Cruise & Welcome Dinner
Arrive in Portland and get settled at the hotel. We will provide shuttles on this day from the Portland airport and railway station to the hotel.In the evening get acquainted with the Trains Magazine special guest and your fellow tour guests while we will enjoy a private sunset harbor cruise with drinks, followed by our welcome dinner.
Day 2 - Oct 3rd
Seashore Trolley Museum and Winnipesaukee Scenic Railway
First we'll make our way to the world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles, the Seashore Trolley Museum. While the main focus of the collection is trolley cars, it also includes rapid transit trains, interurban cars, trolley buses, and motor buses.
After a drive to New Hampshire, in the late afternoon, we'll enjoy a private car excursion the famous Turkey Dinner Train which journeys around beautiful lake Winnipesaukee. After dinner, we'll set into the Lake Opechee Resort for a 3-night stay.
After a drive to New Hampshire, in the late afternoon, we'll enjoy a private car excursion the famous Turkey Dinner Train which journeys around beautiful lake Winnipesaukee. After dinner, we'll set into the Lake Opechee Resort for a 3-night stay.
Day 3 - Oct 4th
Conway Scenic
Today's agenda includes a Conway Scenic excursion private cars. This beautiful adventure will include their valley train excursion, followed by their Mountaineer, which includes a ride through the spectacular Crawford Notch.
Day 4 - Oct 5th
Mt. Washington Cog Railway
We start the day on the world's first cog railway. We'll travel by bus to the base of Mt. Washington, the highest peak in NH, at 6,288 feet. Upon arrival we'll be treated to a private shop tour. Afterwards, we will board our private car on the cog for the ride up behind steam.
Following our descent, we return to Lincoln for a special evening aboard the Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train. Enjoy a 4-course, seasonally-inspired, gourmet meal as we take in the views from 1950’s restored vintage rail cars.
Following our descent, we return to Lincoln for a special evening aboard the Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train. Enjoy a 4-course, seasonally-inspired, gourmet meal as we take in the views from 1950’s restored vintage rail cars.
Day 5 - Oct 7th
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway
We begin our day with a trip to the impressive Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway, a re-creation of a rural 2-foot gauge line that operated from 1894 to 1933 and was revived starting in 1989. Here we will enjoy a private steam charter with runbys followed by a shop tour.
Next, we'll travel back in time at Boothbay Railway Village where over 30 acres are dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Maine railroad history. Explore the village, catch a ride on a two-footer and chat with the mechanics on a shop tour, and enjoy the model railroad village.
Dinner tonight will be a private lobster bake served at the the rail village.
Next, we'll travel back in time at Boothbay Railway Village where over 30 acres are dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Maine railroad history. Explore the village, catch a ride on a two-footer and chat with the mechanics on a shop tour, and enjoy the model railroad village.
Dinner tonight will be a private lobster bake served at the the rail village.
Day 6 - Oct 8th
Bar Harbor
Today we will drive to Mount Desert Island for a guided tour of Acadia National Park. After the park tour guests will have free time on their own to explore the historic town of Bar Harbor and enjoy lunch on their own.
Day 7 - Oct 9th
Belfast & Moosehead Railroad
We'll begin the day with a private train charter and shop tour with the Belfast & Moosehead Railway, which travels through bucolic forests and lakes.
In the afternoon we will make our way back to Portland for our final train excursion, a steam charter with the Maine Narrow Gauge Railway.
At the conclusion of the charter we will transfer to our Portland hotel for our farewell dinner and final hotel stay.
In the afternoon we will make our way back to Portland for our final train excursion, a steam charter with the Maine Narrow Gauge Railway.
At the conclusion of the charter we will transfer to our Portland hotel for our farewell dinner and final hotel stay.
Day 8 - Oct 11th
Farewell
Breakfast will be provided at the hotel and shuttles will be available for guests to transfer to the airport and Amtrak station at their leisure.
TOUR PRICING
Transportation to and from the arrival and departure cities is not included. This tour is All-Inclusive including 3 Meals Daily 9/8-16 (Dinner on 9/08 and Breakfast on 9/17) Tour starts in Fairbanks, Alaska and ends in Anchorage, Alaska.
Double Occupancy
Two People Per Room
$7950/person
- All-Inclusive (3 Meals Daily)
- Gold Star Trains | Dome Cars (4 Legs)
- Major Marine Kenai Fjords Boat Excursion
- Welcome Salmon Bake Dinner
Single Occupancy
One Person Per Room
$9400/person
- All-Inclusive (3 Meals Daily)
- Gold Star Trains | Dome Cars (4 Legs)
- Major Marine Kenai Fjords Boat Excursion
- Welcome Salmon Bake Dinner
- Private Room
- Travelers Insurance
- Single Occupancy $9400.00/pp
- PRIVATE COACH BUS
"Wonderful trip, well done. We enjoyed every day of the adventure. Especially loved meeting new people with a common interest on a great planned excursion. Thank you for a great experience"
Bryan and Barb Berlin
2023 Alaska by Rails
"This was my fourth trip with SIT and as usual it was meticulously planned. Anjali showed her typical professionalism and flexibility as the trip progressed and issues arose. Molly did a great job assisting and will be an asset to the team. Pat, the bus driver, added local flavor and Alaska knowledge. I plan to book other trips with SIT in the future."
William S
2023 Alaska by Rails
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