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Available on our 12:30 PM departure

Begin with a glass of champagne, followed by a variety of chef prepared entrees, and finished off with a dessert that would make your mother proud.

Mother's Day Menu - 2010

• Baby Spinach Salad with apple wood smoked bacon, yellow teardrop tomatoes, sweet bell peppers and top with warm bacon vinaigrette.
• Steak Oscar (Beef tenderloin topped with lobster asparagus and béarnaise sauce)
• Quiche made with roasted Portobello mushroom and Prosciutto ham, Parmesan potato Croquette and Roasted multi-colored Cauliflower.
• Dessert: Seasonal - Chef's Choice
  

All Moms to receive a red rose and glass of champagne

For questions about accessibility of the train and its different classes please call the reservations department at 888.724.5748 prior to booking a reservation on our web site.

Please note that our tables seat parties of 4. When seated with another couple, you and your guest will be seated on the same side of the table. Larger groups will be seated at adjacent tables.

      

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Experience 5 courses prepared by our executive chef paired with delicious wines to compliment. The Royal Gorge Route’s Wine Dinners make for an exquisite evening combining both a culinary feast with the spectacular scenery of theRoyal Gorge.

2010 Wine Dinner Train Schedule:

• July 17th
• August 21st
• September 11th
• October 23rd

Book early as Wine Dinners are popular. Call us now to reserve your seat at: 1.888.724.5748. Cost is: $125.00 in a luxurious dining car or $155.00 for seating in an Observation Dome. Below is a sample wine dinner from 2009:

Wine Dinner
August 29, 2009

First Course

Corn & Crab Chowder

Black Stone Sauvignon Blanc
2008, Monterey County California

Second Course

House Cured Duck Confit
Petite Greens, Pickled Apricots & Roasted Shiitake Mushrooms

Hogue Cellars Riesling
2007, Columbia Valley Washington

Third Course

Honey Smoked Quail
Haricot Vert, Gouda & Proscuitto

Smoking Loon Pinot Noir
2007, Napa Valley California

Fourth Course

Petite Tenderloin Au Poivre
Blue Cheese Butter, Garlic Spinach, Fork Smashed Fingerling Potatoes

Penfolds Thomas Hyland Shiraz
2006, Adelaide Australia

Dessert

Triple Mousse Cake

Fonseca 20 Year Tawny Port

      

 

Available on our 12:30 PM departures

Enjoy a 3-course gourmet lunch while viewing the most spectacular scenery in southern Colorado as the Royal Gorge Route Railroad takes you through the Royal Gorge. Please note that children must be at least 3-years of age and well behaved on the lunch train.

Gourmet Lunch menu
(Please note that seasonal menu may change and the menu items below are a sample of past offerings )

Mesclun Salad Served with walnuts, bleu cheese crumbles, pear tomatoes, and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Entrée Selections - Selected at time of booking:

Free Range Chicken served with seasonal summer vegetables

Roasted Pork Loin with Apricot Glaze, served with mango salsa and seasonal vegetables.

Atlantic Salmon served with seasonal vegetables.

Oktoberfest special menu, Potato & Bacon Soup with Dumplings, Veal Bratwurst with Mustard Spaetzle & Braised Red Cabbage & Apples and for dessert Black Forest Cake. Choose "Oktoberfest Entree" with your entree choice.

Grilled Vegetable Napoleon - A selection of fresh seasonal vegetables lightly grilled and enclosed in puff pastry.

Dessert: Our Chef will prepare a dessert that is sure to please!

For questions about accessibility of the train and its different classes please call the reservations department at 888.724.5748 prior to booking a reservation on our web site.

**Please note that our tables seat parties of 4. In the tradition of railroad fine dining, parties of two will most likely be seated with another couple. 99.99% of our guests enjoy their time meeting fellow railfans. However, if you would like a private table, call our reservations specialist and they can reserve a private table for an extra charge. When seated with another couple, you and your guest will be seated on the same side of the table. Larger groups will be seated at adjacent tables.

You may select "Book Now" for seating in an elegant dining car or "Book Dome Now" for seating in an elegant glass topped Obervation Dome car.

      

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The Santa Express is a winter wonderland, decorated in holiday style, where children are encouraged to wear cozy pajamas and relax with family and friends while they sip homemade cocoa and listen to classic holiday stories read by Santa’s elves. Large plate-glass windows allow passengers to enjoy the Rocky Mountain-beauty of the Royal Gorge on the way to the North Pole, which is fittingly decorated like a true Christmas town, bedecked with holiday lights and decor for its most famous resident – Santa Claus.

Once Santa boards the train at the North Pole, children anxiously await their turn to share their holiday wish list and receive their very special Santa Train gift – from Kris Kringle himself. The Santa Express event features over 17,000 lights!

Santa Express is a special event. Please have alternative dates in mind in case your choice date is sold out. Please note that all seats are pre-assigned at time of booking.

Available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at: 6:00 PM, November 20th through December 19th and every evening, December 20th - 30th at: 6:00 PM (additional dates will be added as dates sell out). Children are welcome to dress in their pajamas in the spirit of the Santa Express Train! Train ride takes approximately 1.5 hours. We urge you to make your reservation early for Santa Express as most 2009 dates sold out weeks in advance.

Delicious grilled to order dinner items are available when seated in Vista Dome along with a full service bar and wine list. Download the Vista Dome menu here. Coach class seating offers a restored lounge car with full service bar and hot food items and soft drinks available in our concession car.

The Santa Fe Depot Christmas giftshop will be open prior to the train's departure and after the train returns for holiday shopping. Thomas the Tank Engine gift items as well as Polar Express items will be offered for sale along with many other special holiday gifts.

Select "Book Now" for seating in Coach Class or "Book Dome Now" for seating in a glass topped Vista Dome car. Children under age 2 are FREE.