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The National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has one of the world’s largest collections with more than 360 aircraft and missiles on display.

The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum houses the world’s largest collection of aviation and space artifacts.

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center displays artifacts including the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, and Space Shuttle Discovery.

The National Naval Aviation Museum is the world’s largest Naval Aviation museum with more than 150 beautifully restored aircraft representing Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard aviation.

The Pima Air and Space Museum is one of the largest air and space museums in the world with more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft including many of the most historical and technically advanced craft ever produced.

The Boneyard is an aerospace storage and maintenance facility providing a service to all branches of the U.S. Military with over 4,200 aircraft and military equipment for part reclamation.

Palm Springs Air Museum is home to one of the world’s largest collections of flyable WWII aircraft.

The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum is home of the original Spruce Goose and other World War II era Aircraft.

Seattle’s Museum of Flight comes to life as the largest air and space museum in the West. It is a 12-acre landmark including 85 historical air and spacecraft.

The Boeing tour takes you through the largest building in the world showing airplanes in various stages of manufacture.

Travel aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, Sunset Limited, and Coast Starlight.

LEGACY OF FLIGHTDayton • Washington, D.C. • Pensacola • Tucson • Palm Springs • Portland • Seattle • The Crescent • Sunset Limited • Coast Starlight

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CB-Continental Breakfast • B-Breakfast • L-Lunch • D-Dinner

Day 1: Depart Chicago

Legacy of Flight tour members will meet the Tour Director at Chicago

Union Station and board the Cardinal for its 5:45 p.m. departure. Relax in your reclining coach seat with leg rest.

Arrival into Indianapolis is scheduled for 11:50 p.m. Upon arrival we will transfer to the Hampton Inn Indianapolis Downtown, our home for the night.

Day 2: DaytonThe National Museum of the United States Air Force is located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base just outside of Dayton.

We’ll arrive at the complex early this morning. You’ll have the rest of the afternoon and tomorrow morning to cover the five large hangars.

Since Dayton is considered the birithplace of aviation, one of the hangars is devoted to early flight with replicas of the Wright Brothers planeand early military aircraft. Other hangars are devoted to World War II and more recent conflicts. There are lots of videos and many volunteers are available to answer questions.

There are several Presidential aircraft, including those used by Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower. The centerpiece is a modified Boeing 707 used regularly by Presidents Kennedy through Nixon.

Following our visit, we will transfer to the Drury Inn and Suites Dayton North. Dinner is included this evening. CB & D

Day 3: DaytonFollowing a QuikStart Breakfast we’ll return to the U. S. Air Force Museum to pick-up where you left off yesterday afternoon.

Lunch is available in the complex’s cafeteria.

At 1:00 p.m. we’ll depart from the museum and continue on to our overnight destination, Charleston, WV.

Upon arrival we will check into the Holiday Inn and Suites Charleston West, our home for the night. CB

Day 4: Washington, D.C.This morning we will transfer to the Amtrak Station in time for the 8:20 a.m. departure of the Cardinal for Washington, D.C.

A Café Car is available on the train for beverages, sandwiches, and snacks.

Arrival into Washington, D.C. is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

Upon arrival we will transfer to the Holiday Inn Washington Capitol. Dinner options are nearby. B

Day 5: WashingtonThe Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum maintains the

L E G A C Y O F F L I G H TTOUR DATE(S):Thurs., Sept. 24 to Mon., Oct. 12

TOUR PRICE:All prices are per person /double occupancy unless otherwise stated.

$3,995 - 19 DaysUpgrade Roomette $695

Bedroom $1,595

$5,095 SINGLE Upgrade Roomette $1,390

America by Rail will be happy to arrange your connecting flights or rail. Connecting transportation is not included in the above price.

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:

• Transportation by Amtrak and deluxe motorcoach.

• Reclining coach seats on the trains for three nights. Roomettes and Bedrooms are available for an additional cost.

• First-class hotel accommodations for 15 nights.

• Admission into all included activi-ties and sightseeing.

• Baggage handling, taxes & tips.

• 23 meals.

• Services of a professional America by Rail Tour Director.

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Seattle

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Birmingham

New Orleans

Tucson

Portland

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world’s largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight, as well as related works of art. It operates two landmark facilities making it the most visited museum in the country. It also is home to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies.

The Museum’s two locations house thousands of artifacts showcased in exhibitions on aviation, space exploration, and planetary science. At both of its locations the Museum presents programs, educational activities, lectures, and performances that reflect the American spirit, and the innovation, courage, and optimism that have led to triumphs in the history, science, and technology of flight.

Today we visit the National Mall location which has hundreds of aircraft on display including the original Wright Brothers’ 1903 Flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Apollo 11 command module, and a lunar rock sample that visitors can touch. B

Day 6: WashingtonToday we’ll visit the second location, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

An “on-your-own” lunch stop will be made en route to the center.

The Center displays many artifacts including the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, and Space Shuttle Discovery.

Early this evening we will board Amtrak’s Crescent for Birmingham, Alabama. Relax in your reclining coach seat with leg rest. Roomettes and Bedrooms are available for an additional cost.

Dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow are included on the train.

You’re free to explore the train. Go to the lounge car for snacks, sandwiches, and beverages. B & D

Day 7: PensacolaWe’ll be passing through Atlanta at 8:00 this morning. Enjoy a full-course dining car breakfast. Our arrival into Birmingham is scheduled for 11:50 a.m.

We’ll board a deluxe motorcoach and travel 253 miles to Pensacola, Florida. An “on-your-own” lunch stop will be made en route.

Upon arrival we will check into the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front Hotel, our home for tonight. B

Day 8: PensacolaThe National Naval Aviation Museum is the world’s largest Naval Aviation museum. Share the excitement of rich Naval Aviation history and see more than 150 beautifully restored aircraft representing Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aviation. These historic and one-of-a-kind aircraft are displayed both inside the Museum’s nearly 300,000

square feet of exhibit space and outside on its 37-acre grounds.

The Museum’s IMAX theatre runs shows every hour from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

You can see what it’s like to fly in the flight simulators. The motion-based simulator lasts five minutes and uses surround sound, a high definition screen, and a mobile compartment to simulate flight. If you’re interested in air combat, you’ll enjoy the Top Gun Air Combat Simulator.

We’ll board our comfortable motorcoach and travel 174 miles west along the Alabama and Mississippi coastline to New Orleans. An “on-your-own” dinner stop will be made prior to our arrival in the Big Easy.

Upon arrival, we will check into the Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown, our home for the next two nights.CB

Day 9: New OrleansThis morning we’ll embark on a two-and-a-half-hour sightseeing tour of the Greater New Orleans area.

This afternoon you will have time to visit The National WWII Museum.

Currently housed in three buildings, each arranged around central themes of the war, the exhibits offer an opportunity to experience the war through the eyes of the men and women who lived it. Interactives, oral histories and personal vignettes add a meaningful perspective.

You will have the evening to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of this exciting city. CB

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“It would be hard, if not impossible to top this tour. Our two top interests: Planes and train travel. Legacy of flight was our best vacation ever. Good selection of museums, no driving, no worry about reservations, great hotels. . . wonderful!

Phil & Sue G. Boulder City, NV


Day 10: En RouteFollowing a Continental breakfast in our hotel, we’ll transfer to Union Station for the 9:00 a.m. departure of the westbound Sunset Limited.

Relax in your reclining coach with leg rest, or Roomette/Bedroom if you upgraded. Go to the glass-walled Sightseer Lounge car for spectacular viewing. All dining car meals are included beginning with lunch today.

Very soon you’ll encounter the four-mile-long Huey P. Long Bridge off to your left. The Sunset Limited inches across the Mississippi River. During the day we’ll pass by the swampy bayou country of Louisiana and the vast sugar cane fields of eastern Texas. We’ll pass through Houston at 6:30 this evening. The Sunset Limited has a layover in beautiful San Antonio 12:00 a.m. to 2:45 a.m. CB, L & D

Day 11: En RouteWhen you awaken this morning and head to the Sunset’s dining car for breakfast, we’ll be in one of the most desolate stretches of the country in western Texas. One scenic highlight is the Pecos River. The train crosses a dramatic river canyon on the state’s highest railroad bridge (321 feet tall and 1,390 feet long). Another is Langtry, where “Judge” Roy Bean ran the saloon

and dispensed his version of justice west of the Pecos.

Our arrival into El Paso is scheduled for 1:22 p.m.

A few minutes west of El Paso you’ll pass within 30 feet of Mexico (left side). There’s a Mexican village along a rising hillside.

Our arrival into Tucson is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. We’ll transfer to our hotel for the next two nights, the Hilton Tucson East. B, L & D

Day 12: TucsonPima Air & Space Museum, where history takes flight, is one of the largest air and space museums in the world. You’ll see more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft including many of the most historically significant and technically advanced craft ever produced, both from the United States and throughout the world.

From giant B-52s to the rare and unusual, such as the “Super Guppy” transport plane, they’re all here. You’ll see virtually every aircraft used in the Korean War and Vietnam, including a collection of the Russian MIG jet fighters, as well as modern combat aircraft still in use by today’s military.

This is also where you’ll be able to see President Kennedy’s Air Force One, and other presidential aircraft used by Presidents Nixon and Johnson, as well as many noteworthy commercial and civil aviation aircraft.

The facility includes a number of hangars. The Spirit of Freedom Hangar houses the more rare and important aircraft in the museum’s collection, including the Lockheed SR-71


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“Blackbird”, and the very rare North American F-107.

Hangar 3 is dedicated to World War II aircraft. The exhibits include a B-24 “Liberator” heavy bomber, a Mitchell B-25 of the type used in the Doolittle raid on Tokyo, an A-25, and suspended overhead are rare combat gliders. You’ll also view the Fi-156 “Storch,” a rare WWII German liaison aircraft. B

Day 13: TucsonThe 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (previously known as AMARC, the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center), is a joint service managed by the U. S. Air Force Material Command located in Tucson.

Often referred to as “the Boneyard”, AMARC is an aerospace storage and maintenance facility adjoining Davis-Monthan Air Force Base which services all branches of the U. S. military (Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Army), as well as other national agencies.

Typically controlling over 4,200 aircraft as well as many other types of military equipment, AMARC works very hard in promoting itself as not just a “Boneyard” and takes every opportunity in explaining how it operates its cost effective, tax saving operations. Many of the stored aircraft can be returned to an operational

status in a short period of time and there is a continual process of anti-corrosion and re-preservation work which keeps the aircraft in a stable condition during their stay.

The reason the Boneyard reference exists is due to other work that AMARC carries out, that of reclamation of spare parts and the eventual disposal of spent airframes. The facility can be divided into two distinct areas, the RIT (Reclamation Insurance Type) area located to the east side of Kolb Road is littered with aircraft in various states of completeness. The junkyard appearance belies the fact that these

aircraft are controlled by a process of careful part reclamation, both to a schedule and to ad-hoc requests. On careful examination many of these aircraft can be seen re-sealed to protect the remaining components from the dirt and heat.

This morning we’ll embark on an hour-and-a-half narrated motorcoach tour of the Boneyard.

Following the Boneyard tour and an “on-your-own” lunch break, we will board our deluxe motorcoach for the 384 mile run to Palm Springs.

An “on-your-own” dinner stop will be made en route.

Upon arrival we will check into the Hilton Palm Springs hotel, our home for the night. B

Day 14: Palm SpringsToday we will visit the Palm Springs Air Museum.

The Museum is home to one of the world’s largest collections of flyable WWII aircraft.

Some of the aircraft include the Boeing B17 - Flying Fortress, the Douglas SBD Dive Bomber, Curtiss P40 Hawk, MiG 21 Jet Bomber, and the Grumman F14 Tomcat.

We will board our motorcoach and travel to Los Angeles where we will check into the Double Tree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown.


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Day 15: En Route/ Coast StarlightAt 10:10 a.m. we’ll depart on the Coast Starlight. We’ll travel 1138 miles from Los Angeles to Salem, region.

Relax in your reclining seat with leg rest. Roomettes and Bedrooms are available at an additional cost. After settling in, you may want to go to the glass-walled Sightseer Lounge car.

The scenic highlights of the day will be the traversing of a number of mountain ranges and about 100 miles of the awesome Pacific Ocean coastline. L & D

Day 16: Coast Starlight / SalemSet your own leisurely schedule today as you continue to enjoy all of the activities aboard this train.

You won’t want to miss the spectacular scenery of the towering, snow-covered Cascade Mountains (with its 22 tunnels and innumerable hairpin turns) that is just outside your wide train window this morning.

We will continue to roll northward this afternoon through the Willamette Valley. Our arrival into Salem is scheduled for 1:55 p.m.

Upon arrival in Salem we’ll check into the Hamtpon Inn & Suites, our home tonight. B & L

Day 17: Portland This morning we’ll continue to Portland where we will visit the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum.

The museum includes displays ranging from the elegant aeronautic designs of two unknown bike mechanics - Orville and Wilbur Wright - to an actual Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The centerpiece of the museum is the original Spruce Goose. The plane was built entirely of wood due to wartime restrictions on metals. You will be able to step inside the vast cargo bay for a closer look at this massive airplane.

You can also see a B-17 Flying Fortress and beautiful artifacts and displays from World War II.

Explore the large booster rocket from inside its missile silo and experience a simulated launch of the Titan II Missile.

The museum also houses a large collection of firearms from around the world.

This evening we’ll board the north bound Cascade train at 6:50 p.m. Our arrival into Seattle is scheduled for 10:30 p.m.

We’ll transfer to the The Roosevelt Hotel for the final two nights of the tour. CB

Day 18: SeattleLet your dreams and imagination soar as the wonder of flight comes to life at the largest air and space museum in the West – The Museum of Flight. This 12-acre cultural landmark includes more than 85 historic air and spacecraft, interactive exhibits and flight simulators. It’s located on Boeing Field only 10 minutes south of downtown Seattle.

Discover the Great Gallery where 30 incredible aircraft are suspended overhead in a spectacular glass building. Visit the William E. Boeing Red Barn and learn about the birth of commercial aviation; built in 1909, it is the original manufacturing facility of the Boeing Airplane Company. Experience stories of World Wars One and Two surrounding over two dozen aircraft in the Personal Courage Wing. Explore the first Air Force One jet, the West Coast’s only supersonic Concorde, the Mach 3 Blackbird spy plane and even a car that flies!

The New Frontier exhibit depicts the birth of rocketry to the future of commercial space travel. Take off on an out-of-this world experience where you can land the Space Shuttle, fly a lunar lander to the Moons surface,

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and climb into a full size version of the International Space Station’s Destiny Module. See Moon rocks, an Apollo space capsule, a Martian lander, and Carl Sagan’s turtleneck sweater!

Enjoy the best views on Boeing Field from the Museums Tower. Watch aircraft come and go while listening to live conversations between pilots and air traffic controllers. Monitor their flights and, if the weather is clear, enjoy the sight of Mt. Rainier, too!

We’ll return to our hotel for the final night of the tour.

Day 19: SeattleThe Boeing tour is one of Washington’s most popular attractions. You will go through the largest building in the world by volume, 472 million cubic feet of space, covering 98.3 acres. You can see 747, 767, and 777 airplanes in various stages of manufacture and flight test.

The Boeing tour begins with two short films, one a moving collage of aircraft built by Boeing, and the second a speeded-up film that shows the construction of a 747 from beginning to end. After the films, you will transfer by motorcoach to the factory entrance, where you will walk to the observation level above the factory floor. You will reboard the motorcoach and drive past the aircraft painting facility and some of the completed aircraft in various stages of testing.

Following our Boeing tour we’ll continue to SEA-TAC airport where you board your flights for home destinations. A stop will be made at the Amtrak station for persons who will be returning home by train.

Tour members who wish to stay another night before flying home can ask our America by Rail reservationist to book hotel space at extra cost.

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THE SPRUCE GOOSE AT THE EVERGREEN AVIATION AND SPACE MUSEUM

“This was one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. So much to see and do, and every-thing went smoothly since it was organized so well.”

Claudia H. Houston, TX

Now that you’ve read the itinerary, I trust you agree that this is truly a dream trip. To the best of my knowledge, our train tour is the only practical way to connect so many attractions. The key to rail is the number of miles covered overnight. America by Rail attracts 3,000 persons a year who enjoy the long-distance trains.

The first thing you’ll realize once on board one of the trains is the camaraderie that quickly permeates the fellow travelers. On this tour, you’ll be enjoying the company of fellow air and space enthusiasts.

You’ll spend much of your time in the glass-walled Sightseer Lounge car. Need some quiet time? Go to your reclining coach seat with leg rest or optional sleeping accommodations to read a good book or take a nap.

Before you know it, there’s the “First Call” for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Meals are included on all overnight trains.

While all of the above is taking place, a variety of American landscapes and attractions are just outside your wide train window.

You’ll travel on three major Amtrak trains: The Crescent (Washington - Birmingham); Sunset Limited (New Orleans - Tucson), and Coast Starlight (Los Angeles - Portland).

There are three overnights on the train with hotel nights in between. Spacious reclining coach seats with leg rests are included. The Roomette is an optional accommodation. They are compact; but totally private with a six-foot wide panorama

window. There are two comfortable face-to-face seats in the daytime. At night, the ever-present sleeping car attendant converts them into a lower berth. An upper berth is pulled down from the ceiling. A limited number of more spacious Bedrooms (including a shower and lavatory) are available at an additional cost.

The Crescent Roomette (Washington-Birmingham) includes a washstand and commode. Double-decker Western trains have three restrooms on the lower level and one on the upper level. Shower facilities are on the lower level.

During the course of the tour, 14 nights you’ll be in first-class, spacious hotels; with the three nights on the train.

On your return, I’m confident you’ll acknowledge a more complete familiarization and appreciation of the country’s air and space legacy as well as a feeling for the beauty and vastness of America.

H. Lawrence Swartz, Ph. D. Chairman/CEO


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STEVEN F. UDVAR-HAZY CENTER LEGACY OF FLIGHT · Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, and Space Shuttle Discovery. Early this evening we will board Amtrak’s Crescent for Birmingham,