Grand Canyon Railway and National Park

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.