Under normal conditions, paying more than $200 for a seat on a train that I never had a chance to use would be a problem. But as the car swayed to a secret rhythm and the pines outside signaled our ...

2006-01-22 04:00:00 PDT Reno-- The idea was undeniably romantic: riding a train that snakes leisurely through the treacherous beauty that is the High Sierra in winter, like Bing Crosby's yodeling ...

The train pulls into the Emeryville station, with someone in uniform hanging out the door grinning and waving. “Welcome to the Fun Train! Let’s have some fun!” he hollers. It’s “Fun Rick” — the ...

The train pulls into the Emeryville station, with someone in uniform hanging out the door grinning and waving. “Welcome to the Fun Train! Let’s have some fun!” he hollers. It’s “Fun Rick” – the ...

There's a certain peril attached to picking a topic like Reno's Fun Trains and undertaking to write anything with any certainty about it. Or them. The Fun Trains highballed on and off for about 40 ...

Key Holidays' Reno Fun Train and Snow Train is celebrating 51 years of service in 2014 with new themes and special guest riders. From a Motown Journey with Martha Reeves to a Valentine’s Day romance ...

THE train pulls into the Emeryville station, with someone in uniform hanging out the door grinning and waving. “Welcome to the fun train! Let’s have some fun!,” he hollers. It’s “Fun Rick” — the ...

Peggy Hauser of Roseville is a Reno Fun Train regular. She shows off her buttons from previous trips as she waits at the Sacramento Amtrak station. Sam McManis smcmanis@sascbee.com Right on time, the ...

Sure, you could slog through the snow, car tires enveloped in chains. Or, you could take the train to Reno. With Elvis and his blue suede shoes. Discount tickets for Key Holidays Reno Fun Train ($250 ...

PHOTO: Authentic Pullman Gold Service is coming on the California Zephyr Route between Reno and the Bay Area. (Courtesy of Pullman) Iowa Pacific Holdings caught the world of leisure rail by surprise ...

The train pulls into the Emeryville station, with someone in uniform hanging out the door grinning and waving. “Welcome to the Fun Train! Let’s have some fun!” he hollers. It’s “Fun Rick” — the ...