Hands down the best part of that train ride is between Denver and Grand Junction. You’ll miss the best scenery if you get off in Denver.
Thank you!
The wedding is in Golden, so I have to get off in Denver if I decide on this grand adventure.
But maybe I will think about timing it to go past and back down. Great information, thank you.
Just love.
Unfortunately on that trip there was an extrovert. He met someone with a common interest in the lounge car. But then he decided to find his new friend and they proceeded to talk in our coach car for about an hour after the lights had been dimmed and people were trying to sleep.
I wanted to put a laughing icon on your post (I think I will go back and change it
) because you wrote it so brilliantly & I could just imagine the person, in full glory.
I actually was that annoying person for someone else in the bunks for one trip, very late one evening. And then early in the morning with my father. I thought that part of the car was empty. But there was one poor lone wolf having to hear me call every family member to rave about the service. Loudly.
My father was palliative with glioblastoma (brain cancer) & this was one of his last hurrahs - he was so excited to go. We all had worried about his lack of mobility to even board and get settled (this was before Via's accessible room, but even that is not easy). Poor man, but he was very lovely when I realized he was there & apologized.
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For anyone with a disability or even a life-altering condition Via rail is willing and ready. On that trip I met another woman who talked to me openly about being palliative (
@cabanafrau, her and her husband were immediately taking The Rocky Mountaineer from The Canadian, and were so very excited)
When I needed some extra care from stewards one explained that people even ride the train with intense medical set-ups & life threatening conditions. A la they are more than used to anything & everything that comes their way.
Exceptional service.