Silver Smith Tour 2013 recap

July 24, 2013 / Lowell Smith /

A trip of a lifetime is one way to describe our Silver Smith Tour of 2013. Our private rail cars traveled on the California Zephyr, The Empire Builder, and The Coast Starlight circling our wonderful country through the Rockies, the plains, the Cascades and back home. The Silver Lariat (The Silver Smith) dome car, The Palm Leaf, and the Silver Rapids made seeing the USA a spectacular adventure, since trains can go where cars cannot.

Chartering these particular rail cars added a touch of comfort that was reminiscent of wonderful days gone by. All that was on the agenda was enjoying the view from the dome, chatting with our friends, and being pampered by our own chef and crew, who served food beyond compare and served us in whatever ways they could.

We are planning our next trip! Watch for more information here. – Barb

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Lowell Smith

A native of Portland, Oregon, Lowell Smith married his church choir sweetheart Barb in 1978. After a lifetime of rail-fanning, Lowell and Barb ventured out in 1992 to launch a new business in Portland, Oregon. Read more

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Roger & Kim on November 26, 2013 at 3:40 pm

Lowell and Barb,

First off, Kim and I want to thank both of you for organizing and then hosting the California Zephyr Silver Smith 2013 Tour. It was to say the least, a trip of a lifetime. Having to opportunity to travel to the Milwaukee N-Scale Enthusiast convention in coaches of a bygone era, the new friends that we met, the absolutely outstanding scenery (the lightning storm in Colorado was over the top!), experiencing the services and scrumptious meals that the staff provided were beyond compare. We couldn’t ask for anything better for our first long term train trip.

You should add a participant photo section we can add some of our own images of the trip.

We are looking forward to the next Silver Smith tour that you are planning and the gift exchange that occurred going and East and coming home West.

Roger & Kim

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K. Lyons

Thank you for everything you’ve done and everything you do for the modeling community. I can honestly say that my enjoyment of the hobby has benefited greatly because of you.

R.M.

You know I’m always looking forward to the next release and its arrival with great anticipation. I treasure my Lowell Smith Signature collection.

Joe W.

And as for your goal of 5 releases a year, I admire your ambition, but I won’t hold it against you if you fall short on that accomplishment. I’m just thrilled you’re doing such an AWESOME job of releasing this amazing train, and hope you don’t stop until it’s all done!

Charles

“You have received many compliments when I have run my RailSmith cars with my friends.”

Jim and Jo Ann K.

Every aspect of the trip was professionally done. You and Barbara were on top of every change and your matter-of-fact assurances speak highly of your professionalism. Jo Ann is a retired chef and we know what good food is, and the meals provided on the CZ trip were stellar! BRAVO to you and Barbara for…

R.L.

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D.K.

I am speechless! The AFT Showcase car is everything I hoped it would be; and more.

Anonymous

What a trip! We had a great time- exceeded our expectations by a mile. The Silver Lariat was simply stunning. A gem on the rails. The scenery and weather were perfect. The delays were not an issue for us at all. All just a good days work on the railroad! Thank you for all the…

R.M.

These are indeed miniature masterpieces.

A.M.

“You seem to be the shining light in an industry that’s seen a lot of change since the early 2000’s when I was last in the hobby”.