Private Dome Car Experience!

The Virginia Museum of Transportation will be operating a series of fund raising private railcar excursions. These trips will use a luxurious dome car and feature full meal service, beer and wine. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to offer these trips behind Amtraks regularly scheduled trains. All proceeds will go toward supporting 611’s winter maintenance.

Only 24 seats will be sold on this trip! Food, Drinks, and a Seat in the Dome Included.

Dome Class: $199. One Way. Washington, DC (WAS) - Pittsburgh, PA (PGH)

This is not a steam powered journey. 

Schedule: 5/13/2017
Boarding Takes Place 30 Minutes Prior to Departure
Amtrak Train: AMTK 29
Depart Washington, DC 4:05 PM
Arrive Pittsburgh, PA 11:47 PM

The Metropolitan is part of a series of exciting private railcar trips the Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc. will be operating over the May 10-13th weekend. These trips will operate behind Amtrak’s regularly scheduled trains. The 611 will not be pulling these trips, but the proceeds will go towards the 611's maintenance.

Private railcar trips allow the museum to offer some amenities that aren’t possible during the regular excursions including wine, beer as well as more luxurious meal service.

This is a one way trip. You will need to arrange your own return trip back. Passengers will disembark at the Pittsburgh, PA station around 11:47 PM depending on schedule. From there passengers are responsible for transportation to a hotel, and return home.

• Boarding location: Washington DC Union Station 50 Massachusetts Ave NE,
  Washington, DC. 20002


• This is not a steam powered journey.


• Disembark at Pittsburgh, PA Amtrak station 1100 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222


• Dinner will be provided in the dome, along with complimentary beer and wine.


• There are many hotels near the Pittsburgh Amtrak Station - Click Here For List


• If you wish to return to Washington, DC you will need to make arrangements on Amtrak Train #30 - The Capitol Limited this arrives at Pittsburgh at 5:05 AM and departs at 5:20 AM - Click Here For More Information
  
  
  
  • Passengers are responsible for their return trip.
  
  
  
  

About: Dome Cars

This short dome features 24 Dome Class seats upstairs arranged in four-packs surrounding a table. Short dome cars feature much better forward viewing than Full dome cars. This car is best suited for guests traveling in groups of four or pairs of two. Passengers traveling singly or in odd numbers should expect that they may be sitting with others and making new friends on the train.

Historical Image of Moonlight Dome 

Moonlight Dome Service on one of the Private Railcar Trips

Interior of Dome set for dinner service

Early advertisement for Dome Cars on the Burlington Route.