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Napa Wine Train - Vista Dome Appellation Dinner Napa Wine Train Vista Dome Appellation Dinner From Rutherford to Rhone Valley, Spring Mountain to South Africa, enjoy a culinary journey designed exclusively to pair gourmet food with wine from world renowned appellations. Award-winning Executive Chef Kelly Macdonald and Napa Valley Wine Train Director of Wine Ryan Graham join forces to plan a diverse four course gourmet dinner menu. Each month the menu is specially developed to complement the evening's wine selections. Enjoy the exceptional view of the valley from the Vista Dome Car during your evening of culinary adventure. Chef Kelly and Ryan will be on board throughout the event to explain the pairings and answer any questions.
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Vista Dome Appellation Dinner - Sample Menu Italy - April 25, 2008 Col di Luna Cuvée Di Valmonte Brut - paired with Salad á la Niçoise Argiolas Costamolino Vermentino di Sardegna 2006 - paired with Broiled Local Sand Dabs With Lemon Cream Allegrini La Grola Veronese 2004 - paired with Roasted Sweetbreads with Spring Onions and Lavender I Bastinoni Chianti Classico 2004 - paired with Red Wine Braised Short Rib Stuffed with Pesto Ricotta Maculan Dindarello Veneto Moscato 2005 - paired with Chocolate dipped Anise Pizzelles with Mascarpone Cream and Fresh Berries The Wine Train Experience Your Wine Train experience features a return to the gracious era of elegant rail travel with distinguished service. Your outing consists of a relaxing scenic journey through the heart of Napa Valley's picturesque vineyards past world-renowned wineries. It's a 3-hour, 36-mile excursion from the historic town of Napa through one of the world's most famous wine valleys to the quaint village of St. Helena and back. The 1915-1947 Pullman Dining, Parlor Lounge, Vista Dome, and Wine Tasting Cars are lavishly restored and appointed with hand-rubbed Honduran Mahogany, polished brass, and grape-motif etched glass. Guests enjoy the freshest and finest ingredients available prepared on board in a classic continental style with California overtones. The custom-designed kitchen car includes observation windows to view preparation. A vegetarian entree option is available for both Luncheon or Dinner. Special dietary needs can be accommodated in most cases with advance notification of at least 72-hours. Lunch or Dinner has two seatings. Passengers spend half of the trip in a Dining Car and half in a Lounge Car. All guests are always invited to visit the Wine Tasting Lounge Car (tastings there at additional cost aboard the train). Passengers choosing First Seating will begin the excursion in the Dining Car for the soup/salad and main course for the northbound trip to St. Helena. Approximately 1-1/2 hours later, passengers completing their first two courses are then escorted to a Lounge Car to enjoy dessert and coffee for the return trip to Napa. Passengers choosing Second Seating will begin the excursion in the Lounge Car for appetizer course (and optional cocktails) for the northbound trip to St. Helena. Approximately 1-1/2 hours later, passengers are then escorted to the dining Car to enjoy their soup/salad, main course, dessert and coffee for the return trip to Napa. The lounge cars are luxuriously furnished and equipped with picture windows to maximize the view. All the rail cars are expertly finished with Honduran mahogany paneling, etched glass partitions, brass accents and original artwork by Nepo. Guests are invited to explore the train. Interesting places on the train include the kitchen car, where guests might see our chefs in action, our wine tasting bar, where our wine expert can help you find a favorite new wine, or the observation deck, where guests can enjoy an unobstructed view of the valley. The McKinstry Street Station in Napa Your journey will begin in the Napa Valley Wine Train station. After checking in at the reception desk, feel free to explore the station. Visit the Wine Store and discuss some of the rare, boutique wines with the Wine Train's knowledgeable Director of Wines, Ryan Graham. See the story of the train's founding in the photographs on the wall or just sit and relax with wine, coffee, or friends. Wireless Internet service is available free of charge.
The station offers a variety of services for passengers: The station is open between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm on most days, and until 6:30 pm on nights when a dinner train is scheduled. The Napa Valley station is within walking distance of Copia and the new Oxbow Market, and only two blocks from downtown Napa. There are many wine tasting venues nearby, so allow time to stroll around after your return to the Napa Train station. Route A 3-hour, 36 mile, excursion from the historic town of Napa through one of the world's most famous wine valleys to the quaint village of St. Helena and return. Government regulations do not permit the train to stop or disembark passengers enroute, except at designated stops or stations. Travelers with Mobility Restrictions The Napa Valley Wine Train, although not required by the ADA (due to historic renovation), can be somewhat accessible to travelers with minimum mobility limitations. Wheelchairs measuring no wider than 26" can be accommodated onboard via our wheelchair lift. Advance notification and specific discussion of mobility restrictions is necessary in order to facilitate serving limitation needs and Boarding. Due to the unique boarding timing procedures, advance notification is critical to insure comfort for all guests. No Smoking Consistent with California State Law, there is "No Smoking" aboard any area of the Napa Valley Wine Train. Napa Wine Train Schedule Please Note: Regularly scheduled Wine Train events are not available on Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. The Wine Train does not operate on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. Dinner Excursions:
5:30 PM ........... Check In History of the Napa Valley Wine Train The Napa Valley Wine Train's history is almost as long as the state of California's. The rail line upon which the train travels was built in 1864 by San Francisco's first millionaire, Samuel Brannan, in order to take visitors to his spa resort of Calistoga. Shortly thereafter, Brannan was forced to sell many of his holdings in order to pay for his divorce, and the railroad became the property of California Pacific Railroad. Southern Pacific bought the Napa Valley Railroad in 1885. During the late part of the 19th centuary and the early part of the 20th century, the railroad played a vital role in the economic and agricultural development of the Napa Valley, and provided regular passenger service to the communities of the valley. With the birth of the automobile, however, the train began to lose much of its former importance. Passenger service was discontinued in the 1930s. Southern Pacific abandoned the right of way north of St. Helena in 1960. And by 1984 Southern Pacific ran only one frieght train a week on the tracks. In an effort to make a profit on the faltering rail line, Southern Pacific chose to abondon the line and sell the property in 1984. In 1987, a group of concerned citizens founded the Napa Valley Wine Train, with the goal of preserving the transportation corridor for future use and reducing traffic congestion in the valley. The Napa Valley Wine Train purchased the rail line from Southern Pacific, restored vintage 1910-era Pullman rail cars, and hired a team of food service experts to provide visitors with an unmatched luxury rail experience. Over the last 20 years, the Napa Valley Wine Train has been improving the right of way, and has made modern improvements to some of its antique equipment. The Cars In 1915, the Northern Pacific Railway bought 33 new First Class Coaches from the Pullman Company. These cars, numbers 1200 through 1232, were put into service on the Northern Pacific's premiere trains, the North Coast Limited and the Northern Pacific Express/Atlantic Express. The new cars were just under eighty feet long and were built entirely out of steel. An all steel car offered significant improvements in safety to rail travelers, a fact which had led passengers to demand that cars be made out of steel instead of wood. Wood cars were more likely to break up, burn, or be telescoped in an accident. The trade-off was that these newly built steel cars were heavy. Each weighed about 141,100 pounds and rode on six-wheel trucks. Other amenities of the newly built cars included electric lights, steam heat and arched windows. A single car contained seating for eighty four passengers. In 1935, after twenty years service that included the heavy traffic loads of World War I, the railroad began rebuilding the cars. The United States was in the middle of the Great Depression, and passenger traffic was down significantly from twenty years earlier. Competition among the railroads was great, each trying to outdo the others to attract a smaller number of travelers. In order to remain competitive, the NP decided to install better seats, to give the passengers more room, and more significantly, to add air conditioning equipment. This was the general state of the cars in 1960, when the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad purchased eight of these cars for its Ski Train service from Denver to Winter Park. NP 1214, 1217, 1225, 1227, 1216, 1213, 1210, and 1218 became D&RGW 1011-1018. In 1987, they were traded to the Napa Valley Wine Train. The Napa Valley Wine Train began an extensive restoration project to restore and recreate the cars. Using the Orient Express, Andalusian Express and other luxury railroads as a model, the train was furnished with Honduran mahogany paneling, brass accents, etched glass partitions, and velveteen fabric armchairs. Great effort was exerted to ensure that the interior of the railcars evoked the spirit of luxury rail travel at the beginning of the twentieth century Another 1915 Pullman Car, originally built for the Southern Pacific Railroad, serves as the Napa Valley Wine Train "Chef de Cuisine" kitchen car. Guests are invited to observe the chefs in action from the windows of a mahogany-paneled passageway that passes by the onboard kitchen. The Locomotives
FPA-4 Diesel Locomotives The ALCO FA was a family of B-B (two identical trucks, or wheel assemblies under the locomotive) diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains. Our locomotives were built in Montreal Canada at Montreal Locomotive works, the Canadian equivalent to the American Locomotive Company (ALCO). NVR70 was built in 1958 and 71, 72 & 73 were built in 1959. They are a dual passenger-freight version of a Cab Unit design. Geared to operate at over 90 mph, they were originally equipped with a steam generator for heating passenger cars. The steam has been replaced by our Head End Power (HEP) units that provides electricity for the passenger cars. Newer mechanical design and models manufactured by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) and General Electric (GE) ultimately led to the retirement of the locomotive model from service. Several FAQs still exist in a preserved state in railroad museums. In addition to our operating FAQs, a few are in operational status for the Grand Canyon Railroad.
Locomotive 71 (Compressed Natural Gas) Wine tasters must be at least 21 years of age. This tour does not provide hotel pick-up or drop-off; you must meet the tour at the train depot in Napa. Please reserve online, or call us toll-free at 888-881-3309.
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