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Lead Service Attendant
Still not known to everybody but yes, you can visit the Grand Canyon all by rail ! Since a couple of years the cooperation of the Grand Canyon Railway with Amtrak created a new tiny stop for the Southwest Chief in the middle of nowhere called Williams Junction from here the Grand Canyon Railway provides a 10 min Thruway Motorcoach ride to the railway station in Williams at Route 66. From there the Williams Flyer makes its daily trip to the south rim which is 65 miles away. Grand Canyon Railway uses beautifully restored coaches of the golden era of US passenger railroads. Here some links showing the beauty of these cars:
Williams Station
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...ation-depot-usa
Parlor Car "The Chief"
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...e-chief-bar-usa
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...-chief-rear-usa
The open platform at the rear of the train
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...ar-platform-usa
Parlor Car "Santa Fe"
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...arizona-usaonei
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...fe-restroom-usa
Vista Dome Cars
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...car-arizona-usa
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...hyr-arizona-usa
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...hyr-arizona-usa
First Class
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...car-arizona-usa
Second Class
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...car-arizona-usa
Railway Station at Grand Canyon
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...ark-arizona-usa
Glimpse of the Grand Canyon
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...rim-arizona-usa
Williams Station
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...ation-depot-usa
Parlor Car "The Chief"
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...e-chief-bar-usa
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...-chief-rear-usa
The open platform at the rear of the train
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...ar-platform-usa
Parlor Car "Santa Fe"
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...arizona-usaonei
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...fe-restroom-usa
Vista Dome Cars
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...car-arizona-usa
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...hyr-arizona-usa
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...hyr-arizona-usa
First Class
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...car-arizona-usa
Second Class
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...car-arizona-usa
Railway Station at Grand Canyon
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...ark-arizona-usa
Glimpse of the Grand Canyon
http://www.360cities.net/image/grand-canyo...rim-arizona-usa