Private Railcar with Open Deck

The Spectacular Chihuahua Pacifico Railway Traversing the Western Sierra Madre to Copper Canyon Experienced on an Open Deck Railcar

Canyon Travel recently acquired a 1950 Pullman Standard Passenger Railcar modified with a 20-foot open deck.

The open deck design allows the traveler to experience this spectacular railway better than in any dome or passenger railcar and it is excellent for taking photographs and for shooting video.

The railcar is always attached at the rear of the first class Chihuahua Pacific train and offers complete privacy from the first class passengers. The passengers in the first class train must stand in the small crowded vestibules between the train cars to feel even a small measure of what our passengers experience.

Our travelers sit on deck chairs, sip on top-shelf margaritas and snack on fresh ceviche.

Bill Wallace, who will serve as train master on our trips, modified the rail car. Bill at one time had 11 railcars operating in Mexico and he brings his vast expertise to our operations. The railcar operates over the best segment of the railway and has been recently upgraded and mechanically serviced by Ferromex, owner-operator of the railroad, at their rail yard in Chihuahua City