West Virginia Mountain Railroads Featuring Breathtaking Fall Foliage, Historic Towns & Scenic Railroads!

Day 1 Tinley Park, IL head underground with an experience All aboard! We’ll ride the rails of West coal miner in a “man car” for a tour. Then October 17-26, 2021 Virginia and go back to the days where we’ll head over to the Tamarack Arts rail travel was the way of travel and coal Center which showcases talented artists, TOUR HIGHLIGHTS and lumber towns thrived. We’ll make musicians and chefs. Dinner is included Hawks Nest Overlook our way to Tinley Park, Illinois for our here. (B, D) Canyon Rim Visitor Center overnight. Day 4 Elkins, WV Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine Day 2 Charleston, WV Our highlight today is the Cass Scenic Tamarack Arts Center Today’s journey will take us through Railroad Shay steam engine that takes Cass Scenic Railroad & State Park Indiana, the Hoosier State, Ohio, the you up to Bald Knob scenic overlook, Buckeye State, to , the the third highest point in West Virginia New Tygart Flyer Railroad Mountain State. We’ll check into our at 4,842 feet. As we travel back down, Gandy Dancer Theater accommodations in Charleston, WV we’ll stop and tour an old logging camp. Potomac Eagle Scenic Rail Excursion before enjoying an included dinner. (B, A hobo lunch is included on the train. D) We’ll continue to Elkins, West Virginia Cumberland Visitor Center where we’ll have an included dinner at Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Day 3 Beckley, WV the Railyard Restaurant before checking Appalachian Glass Today we’ll watch the mountains go by into our hotel for the next two nights. (B, as we make our way to Beckley, West L, D) Blennerhassett Island Historical Park Virginia. We’ll makes stops at Kanawha & More! Falls and the Hawk’s Nest overlook Day 5 Elkins, WV along the way to the New River Gorge, This morning we’ll board the New Tygart MEALS INCLUDED home to the second largest and highest Flyer from the 1908 restored depot here single-span, steel arch bridge in the in Elkins. Our train ride features two Breakfast (B): 9 Lunch (L): 4 Dinner (D): 5 world. We’ll see a panoramic view of separate mountain grades, an “S” curve PRICE PER PERSON the area’s mountains and valleys from tunnel, passage into a 1,500 feet deep Reservation Deposit: $200 here. Upon arrival to Beckley, we’ll visit canyon with steep, dense forest slopes, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. We’ll and a high bridge over the Double (2 people/room): $2150 Triple (3 people/room): $2130 Quad (4 people/room): $2110 Single (1 person/room): $2750 IMPORTANT DATES & INFORMATION Final Payment Due: 9/9/21 Cancel for a Full Refund: 9/16/21 Passport Required? No

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RILEY’S | 1-800-288-8246 or 320-875-2491 | WWW.RILEYTOURS.COM rushing Shavers Fork of the . An included lunch is served onboard. Tonight, we’ll attend a dinner show at the Gandy Dancer Theater. (B, L, D)

Day 6 LaVale, MD Today will be unforgettable as we travel on the Potomac Eagle Scenic Rail. The journey begins at Wappocomo Station, situated next to a charming homestead and a sprawling view of the mountains. Enjoy the sounds of vintage diesels as they lead us through beautiful pastures and farms dating back to the 1700s. As we wind along the South Branch of the , we’ll enter a visually striking gorge known as the trough. One of the most scenic spots along the South Branch, the Trough is home to American bald eagles. Today’s journey includes lunch. We continue to LaVale, Maryland for our overnight. (B, L) Appalachian Glass for an interactive Day 7 Roanoke, WV glass blowing demonstration. You’ll also Our railroad adventure continues today as receive a special gift after your tour. Then we travel through Chesapeake and Ohio we’ll have lunch on your own before Canal National Historical Park. We’ll visit visiting Blennerhassett Island Historical the Cumberland Visitor Center and see how State Park, which is only accessible by they transported coal from the Allegheny sternwheeler riverboat. Once we are on mountains in the “Grand Old Ditch.” Then the island we’ll do a tour of it’s Palladian we’ll ride the Western Maryland Scenic mansion and grounds, visit the museum Railroad. Travel back through time aboard and take a horse-drawn carriage ride. (B) a restored diesel locomotive climbing the then over an Day 9 Janesville, WI iron truss bridge, around Helmstetter’s Today we’ll travel back through Ohio Horseshoe Curve and through the 914 foot and Indiana to Wisconsin where we’ll Brush Tunnel under Piney Mountain. Lunch overnight in Janesville. Upon arrival, will be served onboard. We continue to we’ll check into our hotel and have a Roanoke, West Virginia to our overnight pizza party. (B, D) accommodations at the Stonewall Resort. (B, L) Day 10 Home We’ll say goodbye today as we travel Day 8 Parkersburg, WV across Wisconsin back to good ole Our first stop today will be at Minnesota! (B)

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