The 1994 - 1997 Philip Morris Marlboro Unlimited Train

Schedules for the Marlboro Unlimited Train

*	*	This timeline is very much a work-in-progress. Any additions or corrections, please email.
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*		A kick-off cross-country promotional tour was planned with one locomotive, one sleeper, one dining car (with galley), one lounge car (cinema), and the spa car -- plus one motorcoach. The short train would have visited several cities with the help of Amtrak and Norfolk Southern, mostly in the southwest and southeast where the train would not normally go. The following cities and sites were scouted, but no firm itinerary of dates, cities or the routes between them seems to have been finalized.
DAY	CITY	PROMOTIONAL TOUR
*	Denver, CO	Kick-off
*	Los Angeles, CA	One thing was for sure -- the Marlboro Unlimited Train would have been too tall for the 'station tracks' with their rain canopies. The terminal's Garden Tracks were considered as an alternative.
*	San Diego, CA	Displaying the train across the street from the convention center was under consideration, though not by the railroad (it was their main line).
*	Las Vegas, NV	Displaying the train behind the RIO Hotel was a possibilty being considered.
*	Phoenix, AZ	*
*	Tucson, AZ	*
*	San Antonio, TX	*
*	Dallas, TX	*
*	Ft. Worth, TX	*
*	Kansas City, MO or St. Louis, MO	*
*	Nashville, TN	Nashville replaced Memphis
*	Louisville, KY	*
*	New Orleans, LA	*
*	Orlando, FL	Several Florida stops were planned, but Orlando was a certainty -- probably at Church Street Station.
*	Atlanta, GA	Displaying the train on track being installed for the 1996 Olympics was being considered.
*	Charlotte, NC	*
*	Richmond, VA	Ending the tour with a stop at the Philip Morris plant was a prime consideration for employee functions. A site downtown was sought for other events. Afterward, the train might have been stored in Richmond until consumer trips began.
DAY	CITY	NORTHBOUND ITINERARY
*	*	Northbound trips were originally planned to run from Phoenix, AZ to Tucson, the Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, NM, the Royal Gorge, Glenwood Springs, Cheyenne, WY, and Denver, CO -- with Southbound trips basically reversing the path, adding an overnight in Steamboat Springs, CO, but deleting Tucson. Before the project ended, plans had evolved to base the train in Denver, Colorado and run north on a six day trip to Billings, Montana, with the Southbound route following much the same path in reverse. Ten trips for 100 sweepstakes winners and their guests were planned for the warm months in both 1996 and 1997, for a total of 4000 passengers over two seasons. Seven other training and VIP trips would each have carried about 100 passengers each.
1	Denver, CO	Arrival from home cities and welcome dinner. Train departs for Chugwater, WY.
2	Chugwater, WY	Passengers detrain for motorcoach to local activities at the Diamond Guest Ranch and the Wyoming Territorial Park then south to Cheyenne. Train travels empty from Chugwater to Cheyenne. Passengers reboard train in the evening for the trip west to Cokeville, WY.
3	Cokeville, WY	Passengers detrain for motorcoach transfers to Jackson, WY and then Idaho Falls. Train moves empty north to Idaho Falls, ID for servicing. Passengers reboard in Idaho Falls in the evening for an overnight run north to Bozeman.
4	Bozeman, MT	Passengers detrain to take motorcoaches to Yellowstone and 320 Ranch. Passengers reboard at Bozeman and overnight in Bozeman -- after a possible dinner excursion to the west during daylight hours.
5	Bozeman, MT	Passengers detrain to take motorcoaches once again to Yellowstone and 320 Ranch. Passengers reboard at Bozeman and the train departs in the early AM for Billings to the east.
6	Billings, MT	Passengers detrain and motorcoach to Clarks Fork for activities until noon. Then passengers depart for their home cities.
DAY	CITY	SOUTHBOUND ITINERARY
1	Billings, MT	Arrival from home cities. Motorcoach to Clarks Fork and welcome dinner. Return to train and departure for Bozeman.
2	Bozeman, MT	Passengers detrain to take motorcoaches to Yellowstone and 320 Ranch. Passengers reboard at Bozeman and overnight in Bozeman -- after a possible dinner excursion to the west during daylight hours.
3	Bozeman, MT	Passengers detrain to take motorcoaches once again to Yellowstone and 320 Ranch. Passengers reboard at Bozeman and the train departs in the evening for the overnight trip to Idaho Falls.
4	Idaho Falls, ID	Passengers detrain for motorcoach transfers to Jackson, WY and then Cokeville, WY. Train moves empty to Cokeville. Passengers reboard in Cokeville in the evening for an overnight run to Chugwater.
5	Chugwater, WY	Passengers detrain for motorcoach to local activities at the Diamond Guest Ranch and the Wyoming Territorial Park, and then on to Cheyenne. Train travels empty from Chugwater to Cheyenne for servicing. Passengers reboard train in the afternoon for the short trip to Brighton, CO. Passengers motorcoach to Arvada Center for a farewell dinner concert. Train makes the 1-hour trip to Denver empty. Passengers motorcoach to the train late in the evening and overnight in Denver.
6	Denver, CO	Begin motorcoach transfers to the airport in the AM.
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*	*	As the project neared its end in 1997, trips were proposed that would have added Moab, UT to the schedule while removing Cheyenne, WY. These woud have started in 1998.
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