I took a train for the Grand Canyon. It took twice as long, but it was worth it.

The Grand Canyon Railway has six different class options. The lower level class is the Pullman class, where the round-trip tickets cost $ 70. The highest levels are the luxury fair and the luxury dome, where tickets cost $ 240. These prices do not include fees for the park of $ 35.

When I choose my train class, I was just happy to be on a train. I opted for the second -level coach ticket on the way to the Grand Canyon and a Pullman ticket on the way back. In addition to the design, the main difference that I spotted between the two classes was that the coach class offers air conditioning, unlike the Pullman car.

In total, I paid $ 82 for the trip in October 2023.

The train journey lasts about two hours and 15 minutes, compared to an hour by car.

The passengers are about 3 and a half hours to explore the southern edge of the Grand Canyon National Park.

The train deposit in Williams was built in 1910.

A group of cowboy actors bordered an old west style set and played a shot shooting.

Of course, it was a bit of a gimmicky, but after having traveled along Route 66 and explored the Old Art Deco Movement of America, I learned to kiss him.

The coach car was only half full, so all the passengers could take a window seat to admire the Ponderosa pine forests and the meadows we travel.

The journey is 65 miles and moves through a range of landscapes.

During the journey, I learned the indigenous peoples who call the region at home, and our train group plunged into the history of the railway.

In the first 10 minutes of the trip, someone from our train car spotted a white -headed pygargue. Throughout the rest of the trip, we have also seen livestock, horses and pronghorns.

I caught Bretzels and A peanuts for the rest of the journey.

I didn’t know you don’t see any part of the Grand Canyon on the train. Instead, after landing, the canyon is a few steps away.

I spent whole days for walking in the Arches National Park and Zion National Park.

Although I could have easily spent days in the park, an afternoon offered an ideal taste of its offers.

I spent about an hour for walking a segment of the Rim Trail, a paved path that gives visitors a view of the canyon. I also wandered in the reception center, the gift shop and restaurants.

Although it is the lower class, I appreciated the Pullman car a little more. The seats were a little more comfortable, and all the space was a little more historic. In addition, I was traveling in the fall, so air conditioning in coach class was an unnecessary advantage. (I was not even sure that it was on.) If it had been the height of the Summer of Arizona, I would have chosen the coach.

After sitting in the emerald green car car, we left quickly at 3.30 p.m.

A violinist and a guitarist played for passengers during the trip.

We returned to Williams and ended the day with a magnificent sunset.

I came back from the adventure of a day under tension and I no longer feared the journey forward.