Lake Central Rail Tours, in coordination with the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, will be operating excursions powered by Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225. All excursions operate over the rails of the Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Railway in Michigan. Tickets must be purchased in advance from Lake Central Rail Tours. To order tickets or to request a free brochure, please call us at: (810) 638-7248 or visit us on the web at: www.lcrt.homestead.com/2003steam.html May 31, 2003 Owosso to Mt. Pleasant and return with a side trip to Clare. ( R/T distance of 140 miles) Coach Class ~ $90.00 w/lunch First Class ~ $150.00 w/dinner Mt. Pleasant to Clare side trip at 12:30p ~ $25.00 August 16 & 17, 2003 Day long or overnight excursion from Owosso to Cadillac and return. Aug. 16 ~ Ride train to Cadillac, bus return to Owosso ~ $100.00 Coach w/lunch $160.00 First Class Aug. 16 ~ Ride train to Cadillac, overnight in Cadillac (lodging included), return by train, Sun., Aug. 17 ~ $265.00 Coach w/ 2 lunch $385.00 First Class w/ 4 meals Aug. 16 ~ Cadillac to Yuma side trip at 4:00p ~ $25.00 Aug. 17 ~ Cadillac to Yuma side trip at 10:00a ~ $25.00 Mileage Note: Owosso to Cadillac: 120 Miles (240 R/T) Cadillac to Yuma: 23 Miles (46 R/T)
Ray, first of all, welcome to Trainboard. This is a great place to be. Second, wow, isn't your trip sold out yet? What ails the folks there in the midwest? 1225 is one of my personal favorites, since I once had my hand on her throttle for about an hour. If I wasn't living in Oregon I'd be there in a heartbeat! Good luck with the sales. C'mon, guys, sign up!