St. Louis Spring Getaway Trip 18Z-1

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1 St. Louis Spring Getaway Trip 18Z-1 3 Departure April 27th, 2018 The historic city of St. Louis is a favorite destination for travelers, hosting more than 25 million visitors each year. You ll enjoy exploring the history, culture, museums, architecture, and entertainment of this unique locale. Your trip allows a full day and two evenings to see the sights. Top attractions include the Gateway Arch, Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, the Saint Louis Zoo, exquisite dining, and an extensive selection of entertainment options. And getting there will be as much fun as being there. Some getaways are all about the destination. This trip adds a luxurious travel experience that is every bit as enticing as the wonderful destination itself. Days $ Double Occupancy Single Occupancy +$200 Per person HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS Roundtrip private railcar travel Meals, beverages and snacks on the train Transfers to and from hotel 2 nights hotel lodging Tour manager services Two breakfasts in the hotel NOT INCLUDED Optional Saturday trolley tour (Available for $20 per person) Lunch and dinners in St. Louis Personal purchases Gratuities 20th Century Railroad Club 400 East Randolph Street, Suite 3725, Chicago, IL

2 St. Louis Spring Getaway Trip 18Z-1 April 27th - 29th, 2018 Day 1 - Arrive in St. Louis, MO Four departure points are available for your convenience. Board a restored vintage dome car from Chicago s Union Station at 9:25am; from Joliet at 10:15am; from Bloomington at 11:39am; or from Springfield at 12:50pm. Dome cars, also known as Vista-Domes, were once considered the ultimate travel experience. They allow passengers an expansive view of the landscape throughout the journey, as well as luxurious accommodations onboard. The term Vista-Domes became a trademark of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the California Zephyr lines, which became highly popular by the 1950s. These vintage trains remain a highlight for those who by fur traders Pierre Laciede and love rail travel. Auguste Chouteau in Built along the Mississippi River s west bank, it is You ll enjoy a hearty continental a major US port in Missouri. breakfast and lunch, served in the traditional dining car style, including The Gateway Arch is one of the best white linen, glassware, silverware, known monuments in the Midwest, china, and fresh flowers at your table. standing 630 feet tall and weighing 886 Upon arrival in St. Louis at 3:00pm, tons. The arch was completed in 1965 you ll settle in at the historic St. Louis at a cost of more than $13 million. It Union Station Hotel for two nights. was intended as a tribute to Thomas Jefferson s vision of westward Day 2 - Explore St. Louis expansion. Visitors can take a tram to You ll have all day Saturday to explore the top of the arch, where the viewing the Gateway City, which was founded area allows you to see as far as 30 miles out on a clear day. Highlights and Inclusions on the previous page.) The area also offers wonderful restaurants near your hotel for a special Saturday evening dinner. Day 3 - Wind Down and Departure Following breakfast at your hotel, you re free to explore, sight-see, visit with fellow travelers, or pick up souvenirs. A champagne and hors d oeuvres reception will be served as you leave the Gateway City at 5:30pm, followed by a traditional dining car dinner and dessert to cap off your unique spring getaway. Arrival times are 7:32pm in Springfield; 8:36pm in Bloomington; 10:02pm in Joliet; and The arch and grounds span 62 acres, 11:10pm at Chicago s Union Station. and are part of the largher Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, which Make your includes another 30 acres and encompasses the Old Courthouse and reservation early Luther Ely Smith Square. The Memorial is visited by as many as 4 Seating is limited on million travelers each year. An optional trolley tour is available as part of this trip. (See details under this trip!

3 20 th Century Railroad Club 400 E Randolph St, Suite 3725 Chicago, IL Phone: Z-1 St. Louis Spring Getaway April 27, 2018 Reservation & Traveler Information Form Fax to: Personal and Billing Information Traveler 1 (main registrant) Please print legal name as it appears on Gov t ID Traveler 2 (if paying for two tickets) Please print legal name as it appears on Gov t ID Phone Home: Cell: Home address Address Line 1 Line 2 City, State, Zip How did you hear about us? Ad Web Search 20 th Century Member Other Security Information Traveler 1 Birth Date: / / Male Female Traveler 2 Birth Date: / / Male Female Emergency Contact Relationship: Name: Cell: Location Pricing **Addon** **Addon** Chicago/Joliet x $749 per person x $200 Single Supplement x $20 Saturday Trolley Tour Price & Payment Information Bloomington/Springfield: x $699 per person Total cost Total Amount Paying Today Boarding/Arrival Location(s) If only one registrant Billing address Same as Home address Pay by Credit Card: $ Add all items above $ 50% minimum deposit Please enter boarding/arrival location(s) I am traveling as a single ; I will travel as a double, my roommate s name is Address Line 1 Line 2 City, State, Zip Card Number: Check Enclosed? Expiration Date: / Security code: Make Payable to 20 th Century Railroad Club Check this box if you would like information about Travel Insurance (strongly recommended). Please note: Your trip is subject to the General Information, Terms & Conditions, attached. Mail form to the address at top or fax to Call to order by phone

4 General Information, Terms and Conditions TOUR PRICES: Tour prices are subject to change without notice, however 20th Century Railroad Club will make every effort to advise changes within a reasonable period of time before the tour commences. ORDERING: Please mail your orders to us, on the original form mailed to you, or the one you printed from the PDF file on our website. You can also call our office to place an order at CHANGES: To avoid misunderstandings, requests for changes to any tour reservation must be made in writing, mailed to 20th Century RR Club, 400 E. Randolph St. Suite 3725 Chicago, IL or trips@20thcentury.org. ITINERARY CHANGES: 20th Century Railroad Club reserves the right to change train routing, substitute equipment, alter or modify the tour components if any unexpected and unforeseen conditions occur beyond our control. In the railroad industry last minute changes do occur. DEPOSITS AND FINAL PAYMENTS: Generally if reservations are made more than 30 days before departure date, a 50% deposit is required to secure space. The deposit payment can be made by sending a personal or bank check and must reach 20th Century Railroad Club within 7 days after reserving. Final payment must be received by 30 days before departure date. If reservations are made less than 30 days before departure date, a 50% deposit is required and must reach 20th Century Railroad Club by a time limit date to be arranged at the time of booking. Final payment must be received at least 7 days before departure date. CREDIT CARDS: Payment by credit card is available. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: More than 60 days before departure date: 100% refund is available minus a $100 administration fee. 59 to 30 days before departure date: 50% refund. 29 to departure date: NO REFUND is available. TRAVEL INSURANCE IS ENCOURAGED: To protect investment in travel, 20th Century Railroad Club encourages and can arrange travel insurance at additional cost. Some bank cards also have a travel insurance provision which passengers should consult their card company for details. RESPONSIBILITY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: 20th Century Railroad Club assumes no responsibility for injury, sickness, loss, additional expenses, accidental delay or irregularities which may be caused through willful or negligent acts or omissions of the part of companies providing or engaging in transportation, accommodation of services related to the accomplishment of the tour. We have no control of the timing of our charter trains. Indeed passenger trains and charters do often run late quite often. Nor do we assume responsibility for natural disaster, social or political upheaval, acts of terrorism or acts of nature. We reserve the right to substitute hotels, tour leaders, equipment, motive power, trains, and routes.

5 RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE: 20th Century Railroad Club reserves the right to refuse service to anyone we deem necessary in order to insure that all of our clients will have the best possible tour. PRE-DEPARTURE TOUR BULLETINS: Tour bulletins will be ed or U.S. mailed to passengers who have reserved a specific tour as needed. TICKETS AND BOARDING PASSES: 20th Century Railroad Club will either or U.S. mail tickets, documents, and boarding passes usually 10 days to 2 weeks before departure day. A set of instructions and expectations will also accompany these items. ACCESSIBILITY: It must be understood that passengers should be able to walk and negotiate steps on their own or with some assistance from 20th Century Railroad Club attendants. Restored vintage railcars do not in some cases have complete handicap accessibility. Wheelchairs are not accessible. Red Cap service is available at some major stations. ALTITUDE: Some 20th Century Railroad Club tours have time spent in higher altitudes. It is important that passengers know their limits and consult their physician to be sure altitude will not be a problem. CONDITIONS: The 20th Century Railroad Club reserves the right to decline to accept or to retain any person as a passenger on any of our trips. We reserve the right to alter a published itinerary if conditions beyond our control require such alterations. Some of the 20 th Century trips are arranged through professional tour operators which are in turn booking agents for various travel vendors. No liability shall be incurred by the 20th Century Railroad Club, its agents or tour operators because of personal injury or sickness, death, loss of or damage to property, delay, inconvenience or other irregularity experienced by trip members.

6 What You Need to Know About Traveling with "The Century" WHAT WE ARE If you enjoy trains and travel, we have a lot to offer you! The 20th Century Railroad Club is an educational and historical organization (incorporated not-for-profit) dedicated to promoting the advantages and celebrating the history of travel by rail. WHAT WE DO Since 1971, the 20th Century Railroad Club has specialized in planning unique rail oriented trips for its members, their guests and the public. Most of our trips include at least one ride on a train or trolley. In recent years, 20th Century has teamed up with tour providers for some of our trips, to offer superbly structured tours all around the U.S., with professional escorts. Some of our trips are loosely structured to allow our passengers to choose exactly how and where they will spend their time at a destination, in such cases we will provide information on available destination options. You should think of traveling with the Century as an adventure a unique experience that may not be entirely predictable, but is nearly always much more fun than you'd have on your own! WHO CAN GO? YOU CAN! Unless a trip is marked for Club members only, anyone may travel with us. Of course, our members receive advance notice of all our trips in our monthly newsletter, THE FAST MAIL, and are always first in line for the limited space available. If you re not yet a member, we invite you to sample our public trips and our members meetings before deciding to join our Club. TYPES OF TRIPS We offer six categories. First are One-Day Adventures by various modes. Second are Getaway Trips: These are two to four-day trips via Amtrak and/or other carriers. They usually span weekends and are open to the public. Third are Vacations with the Century : These special five- to ten-day trips, which are open to the public, are the most elaborate we offer. Travel and lodging arrangements are made by the club or a tour operator with expertise in group travel by rail and other carriers. These vacation packages are among the finest available to the train-oriented traveler, and are designed to offer the highest value for your travel dollar. Fourth are chartered trains, which are open to the public and usually travel to destinations not accessible by regularly scheduled service. Fifth, we may offer trips available only to our members. Other trips may be unlisted, and instead will be advertised in our monthly newsletter for members, THE FAST MAIL, or posted to our website.

7 Sixth, are Private Varnish (PV) tours, which consist of traveling on special or historic railcars, rebuilt and upgraded to ride the rails in wood paneled luxury - complete with first class accommodations. Vista domes, observation cars, and meals cooked on board fit for royalty. Best of all, upon reaching your destination city the train itself is your hotel, centrally located for touring. Our PV train sets are quite possibly the finest rail passenger cars to ride American rails. Absolute elegance! We have taken the service and rail cars of the past and upgraded everything to today's far higher standards... for you! WHY WE DO IT: There is still a special magic to traveling by train. It's a chance to travel in comfort and style; to slow down, settle back, watch the scenery and enjoy a journey the carefree, car-free way. As Agatha Christie wrote, Trains are wonderful To travel by train is to see nature and human beings, towns and churches and rivers in fact, to see life. So, come on along for a ride on the railroad it s the most civilized form of land transportation.