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		<title>VIA Canadian Winter Journey Unveils Top Train&#8217;s New Décor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vacations during the holiday season often conjure up images of someplace warm, perhaps celebrating some foreign country&#8217;s unique New Year&#8217;s traditions. My traditional New Year&#8217;s trip is on VIA Rail&#8217;s Canadian across Canada, often paired with my other passion: NHL Hockey.  I collect hockey arenas the same as I do rail mileage and train journeys. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=2059&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vic Falls&#8217; Steam Dinner Train Delights Cape-Dar Traveler</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victoria Falls is one of the great natural wonders of the world. I&#8217;ve seen it four times and never tire of the magnificent views. But while the Falls has been called “the smoke that thunders,” few are aware that smoke of another kind can be found just across the bridge from the Victoria Falls Hotel [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1725&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012: Lapping up Luxury as World’s Top 25 Trains Unveiled</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen C. Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the World&#8217;s Top 25 Trains, luxury leads the way in 2012. The Society of International Railway Travelers® is proud to announce its annual picks of the best of the best, and the trend towards true &#8220;five-star-hotel-on-wheels&#8221; status is unmistakable. Consider: With its upgraded dining service and gigantic Imperial Suites, the Golden [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1928&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gran Lujo Strikes Gold</title>
		<link>http://blog.irtsociety.com/2011/11/15/gran-lujo-strikes-gold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The neatly uniformed staff snaps to attention as we approach El Transcantábrico Gran Lujo at Ferrol Station. As we settle into the lovely lounge car, the staff serves champagne all around.  Our tour manager, Barbara Callisto, with her charming, infectious smile, introduces the staff, explains the train layout and toasts the trip ahead, first in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1852&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Society Wins 4 Top Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen C. Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Society of International Railway Travelers®, in business for 28 years selling deluxe and luxury rail travel world-wide, has garnered four top national marketing awards for 2011. The Society won three Gold Magellan Awards and one Silver Magellan Award, a prestigious travel industry honor sponsored by Travel Weekly, a trade publication and travel media company. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1808&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spain&#8217;s Luxury Al-Andalus Resumes Operation in 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.irtsociety.com/2011/10/17/spains-luxury-al-andalus-resumes-operation-in-2012-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen C. Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Spain&#8217;s opulent, broad-gauge Al-Andalus is scheduled to return to the rails May, 2012, with its 1920s-era cars newly renovated. The train cancelled departures in May, 2005, following problems with its operator, Iberrail. It has been inactive since that time. &#8220;We&#8217;re thrilled Al-Andalus is back on the rails,&#8221; said Eleanor Hardy, president of The Society [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1801&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>VIA&#8217;s Luxury Canadian: Booking to start soon</title>
		<link>http://blog.irtsociety.com/2011/09/28/vias-luxury-canadian-booking-to-start-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIA Rail Canada’s &#8220;New Canadian&#8221; makes its debut next summer on its tri- weekly Toronto-Vancouver run. And IRT is taking orders for bookings on this service now. The reservation window is scheduled to open as soon as tomorrow; note that VIA does not accept bookings until 331 days before travel. VIA has invested $22 million [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1727&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Last Frontier: The Silk Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen C. Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Editor&#8217;s note: Author Chris Card Fuller&#8217;s story about her 2007 Silk Road trip originally appeared in The International Railway Traveler® magazine, republished here with permission. Please note that although the itinerary is essentially unchanged, the tour operator no longer offers Heritage Class accommodations on the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express.) A gust of wind chases autumn [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1732&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rovos: Club-Like Comfort from Cape Town to Dar es Salaam</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen C. Hardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Continued from Part 1) While the Eastern &#38; Oriental Express or the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express probably win the top awards for utter beauty, Rovos Rail’s Pride of Africa is more like a comfortable London club. That’s where we spent some of the best moments of our recent Cape Town &#8211; Dar es Salaam “Owners’ Choice” group [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1526&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Futuristic Luxury Train to Call at Quebec Ski Resort Complex</title>
		<link>http://blog.irtsociety.com/2011/08/25/futuristic-luxury-train-to-call-at-quebec-ski-resort-complex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years in the making, and inspired by a co-founder of the Cirque du Soleil, Canada’s “Train de Le Massif de Charlevoix” is scheduled to begin running Sept. 9 between Québec City and La Malbaie. The eight-car train will provide guests with scenic vistas along the St. Lawrence River, fine dining and a high-tech, touristic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.irtsociety.com&amp;blog=13413653&amp;post=1538&amp;subd=irtsociety&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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