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New train debuts at the Grand Canyon
After you've been hiking amid the red walls of the Grand Canyon, you might want to sit back and take a train ride through more canyon landscapes in a 1923 Pullman car. The Coconino Canyon Train, a new 90-minute ride that originates in Grand Canyon National Park and travels on tracks built in the 1800s, starts at the old Grand Canyon Depot and travels 24 miles through ponderosa pines and red-rock scenery in an out-and-back route.
The train costs $35 for adults, $20 for children ages 3 to 12 and is free for kids 2 and younger. The ride leaves at 5 and 7 p.m. daily through Sept. 1. To make a reservation, call (888) 297-2757, swing by one of the lodges or go to www.grandcanyonlodges.com/motorcoach-railway-tours-2221.html.
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