Reno Charter Trains Deliver On Nostalgia for the Golden Age of Travel

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Reno Charter Trains Deliver On Nostalgia for the Golden Age of Travel

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With TV shows like PAN AM and MAD MEN it is obvious that the public is hungry for a time when transportation was exciting, glamorous and just a little bit decadent. When you actually had conversations with the person sitting next to you during the 5-hour trip and you did not feel like you had been on a predawn cattle drive by the time you took your seat. Can you imagine sipping on an apple martini, exchanging phone numbers with new found friends and dragging on a cigarette in the Smoking Lounge (let's just say you are a social smoker) on any airplane today? A hidden travel jewel available only in the San Francisco Bay Area & Sacramento, The Reno Fun Train and Reno Snow Train, is where you can experience all this and more.

Jade Chapman, owner of Key Holidays, the operator that puts on these 600 passenger seasonal party trains often thinks about her Great-Aunt, who was the world's first Stewardess and what she would have thought about the degeneration of airline travel today saying, "My Aunt was proud that she was part of something so extraordinary in the beginning days of air travel service, but she would have hated seeing how airline customers are being treated today. Being the fun-loving, flapper champion that she was I know that she would have been so happy that my company still offers a travel experience that brings out the fun in people while they travel by train."

The famous Reno Fun Train began operation in 1963 when Southern Pacific Railroad and the Reno Chamber of Commerce devised a plan to not only stimulate wintertime business in Reno, but keep the Southern Pacific crews working during the off season. With this collaboration, the one and only Reno Fun Train was up and running with ex-49er football player, Don Burke, acting as host. Over the years various tour operators ran the party train. In 1993 Amtrak awarded the contract to Key Holidays of Walnut Creek, CA. Key Holidays not only reestablished the traditions of the old Reno Fun Train, such as the live dance band “Funatics” and party atmosphere, but added new features; light meals served round trip, souvenir shop, piano lounge, dance car, Elvis Tribute Artist, Sightseeing Dome Car and fun themes like Mardi Gras and Wine Tasting. The Reno Fun Train is popular with individuals, companies and groups looking for a unique travel experience without the hassle of airports and flying.

Key Holidays began running the midweek Tuesday departure Reno Snow Train in 1996 with an emphasize on the spectacular Sierra, Nevada scenery, historical route and themes, such as 50’s Sock Hop, Valentines and Classic Country, appealing to Seniors and retiring Boomers. The Snow Train is for folks that can get the time off work midweek, families (children are allowed, where as on the Fun Train you have to be over 21) and retirees. The convenience, comfort and nostalgia of taking this special train to Reno makes it a wonderful getaway for Senior Centers, Church Groups and Social Clubs.

The Reno Fun Train and Reno Snow Train are the only trains in the world where you can dance, sing-along, conga line, relax and let loose all while making new friends and experiencing the romance of riding the rails over the magnificent Sierra Nevada Mountains on the way to exciting downtown Reno. Last year’s additions of an Elvis Tribute Artist, available Chair Massage and Cigar Lounge (on the Fun Train) will be continued with the Richmond Amtrak Station being added as a BART connection stop in 2012. All inclusive prices start from $289 per person, double occupancy on the weekend Fun Train with departures offered on Feb. 10, 24, Mar. 2 and 9th. The midweek Snow Train starts from $245. per person, double with departures Feb. 14, 21, 28 and Mar. 6th. Fares include round trip reserved seat from the San Francisco Bay Area, two-nights hotel including all taxes & Resort Fees, entertainment and light meals aboard the train and Winner’s Book of coupons good for discounted meals and shows in Reno. For more information and reservations contact your professional Travel Agent or Key Holidays at (800) 783-0783 or go to www.keyholidays.com or www.RenoFunTrain.com.

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