New luxury train between Moab and Denver coming next year

KUTV — From the Rockies to red rocks, a new luxury train route is coming to Utah.

Rocky Mountaineer announced in a news release it plans to bring its luxury train journeys to the southwest United States in 2021, including a two-day rail journey between Denver, Colorado and Moab, Utah, with an overnight stay in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

“Rocky Mountaineer will bring a new luxury train tour to explore the historic rail route between Denver and Moab. Over the past 30 years, Rocky Mountaineer has become renowned for our world-class train travel experiences, and now we are opening our newest train experience in the region where train travel history began,” Peter Armstrong, founder of Rocky Mountaineer, is quoted in a news release.

This region, with its magnificent scenery, national parks, vast opportunities to explore, will delight millions.

Rocky Mountaineer will launch the route with a preview season of 40 departures across 10 weeks from Aug. 15 to Oct. 23, 2021. The company is working with local tourism organizations, hotels, and tour operators to curate custom vacation packages that feature tours, activities, and stays in Denver and Moab, so guests can experience even more of the region.

The company has long had the goal of expanding its routes to bring its train travel experience to showcase new destinations. This new route will be in addition to the three rail routes that run in Western Canada, between Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies towns of Banff, Lake Louise, and Jasper, a press release states.

“The work to find a new route has been underway for several years as we needed to find a special location with many of the same features we have in Western Canada – incredible scenery, iconic destinations, and the option for an all daytime, multi-day journey that is best experienced by train. The Rockies to the red rocks will have all of this and more, and is an opportunity to bring our award-winning Rocky Mountaineer experience to showcase the epic scenery of the Southwest United States,” explained Steve Sammut, president and chief executive officer of Rocky Mountaineer.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the travel industry, and there is continued uncertainty of when tourism will recover. However, we believe American travelers, and those from around the world, will be eager to explore this region by rail with us and we look forward to welcoming them in 2021 and beyond.

The two-day journeys, including one-night hotel accommodation in Glenwood Springs, starts at $1,250 per person. Reservations for a 2021 departure requires a $25 refundable deposit.

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