Timeshare Ownership Comes To Private Rail Travel

11-13-2008

Timeshare ownership is coming to the railroad industry.  Timeshare ownership started with real estate and has since spread to everything from private jets to yachts and cruise ships. 

 

Imagine vacationing in the style of a captain of industry or a president of the United States.  In the Gilded Age, the mode of luxury transport for the elite was on a private rail car or “private varnish”.  These well adorned cars had the exquisite finishes of a fine mansion, and a private chef to go with it.  Ownership of a private rail car, of course, was reserved for only the wealthiest of Americans. 

 

Now, Train’shares Inc. (www.trainshares.com) is offering the private rail car experience with a unique twist – you can purchase a timeshare week on a private car or you can just reserve a single room on a vintage rail car.  Train’shares will begin 8-day vacation journeys aboard “private varnish” and vintage rail cars in April 2009 over routes throughout the United States. 

 

If travelers don’t want to commit to long-term timeshare ownership with Train’shares, people can also just purchase a single week of travel with the rail company. 

 

The private rail car, Abraham Lincoln, will be coupled together with the three cars that make up the American Traveler train to provide several vintage rail car options.

 

First, guests may choose to reserve the entire Abraham Lincoln for a completely private experience with friends or family.  The Abraham Lincoln was originally constructed in 1910 by the Pullman Company.  The red gum wood interior has been meticulously restored.  Period furnishings adorn the car.  The vintage elegance of the Abraham Lincoln is rare.

 

Or, if guests prefer a more social excursion, or if they are a party not large enough to want all the space a private rail car affords, they can choose to ride on the accompanying American Traveler.  The American Traveler is a three car set with all the accoutrements of the private rail car experience.  Aboard the American Traveler, guests have the option to reserve just a single room for the journey.

 

While you’re traveling like a president in the aptly named Abraham Lincoln or on the American Traveler your private chef will have you eating like a king.  Train’shares journeys will also have “ports of call” in the same vein as yacht excursions in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean.  These “ports of call” will allow travelers to disembark to peruse the museums of Washington DC or to explore the natural wonders of the Grand Canyon.  Wherever your stop, at the end of a long day, you’ll retire back to the comfort of your private railcar.

 

Cost of Single Vacation:  Trips start at $24,900 for a party on the Abraham Lincoln and room rates begin at $5,900, per person, for a room on the American Traveler for an eight day journey. 

 

Cost of Ownership:  Please call

 

Website:  www.trainshares.com

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