While staying at the Grand Canyon Railway RV park, and the reason for staying there, we took the train to the Grand Canyon.

This was a special wedding anniversary treat for us; we did the train trip on a day when they used the historic steam train, and went to the park in the Luxury Dome train car, did a bus guided tour, and returned in the Luxury Parlor train car.

Before boarding the train, there was a little cowboy show:

All aboard! Here’s the Luxury Dome train car; a double-decker car, with a lounge below and a full-length dome above:

After that car, at the end of the train, was the Luxury Parlor car, where we boarded:

Us in our seat in the dome car; the TSA was still requiring masks except when eating and drinking:

The Luxury Dome car, built in 1955:

Each car had a Passenger Service Attendant:

A glimpse of the front of the train out the dome window (don’t worry, better pics later):

Snacks and beverages:

The train newspaper:

A photographer took some pictures:

Here are a couple official photographs of us, in the dome and on the rear platform:

The Luxury Dome car was only about half full:

I walked the length of the train, starting from the rear platform:

The Luxury Parlor car, built in 1947:

Passage between cars, with the steps to the Luxury Dome visible:

The lower floor of the Luxury Dome car:

One of the Observation Dome cars; they have smaller domes:

The dining car:

The historic 1923 Pullman car:

A Coach car:

Singer:

Looking over the train from the frontmost observation dome:

Arriving at Grand Canyon village:

Tour bus:

On board the bus:

Ranger operations building:

A bunch of pictures of the Grand Canyon:

Lunch was included in the bus tour; it was supposed to be a buffet, but in these COVID times, it was instead a sack lunch:

Jenn found a hat in the gift store:

More angles of the big hole in the ground:

When we tipped the bus driver/guide, she gave us a snowy canyon pic she had taken:

Back at the train station in the park, I got some pictures of the 1923 steam train engine:

An assist from a diesel engine:

The power car:

Coach cars:

The rear of the train, with observation dome cars, the Luxury Dome car, and the Luxury Parlor car:

 The rear platform of the Luxury Parlor car:

Champagne toasts in the Luxury Parlor car:

The conductor making a PA announcement:

Snacks:

Singers:

On the rear platform:

View from the rear platform:

The cowboys stopped the train:

Cowboy train robbery:

The sheriff going after the robbers:

Lastly, an official photo of the steam train engine:

This was a fun way to spend our anniversary, and quite the experience. Highly recommended.