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Explore
the Charm of Old Mexico and Copper Canyon on the
Sierra Madre Train
Sierra
Madre Express of Tucson
 Since
1989, when we initiated the series, Railways of the
World, one of the railway tours that has invited
the most response from readers near and far, is the
Sierra Madre Express of Tucson, which winds its way
into Mexico's spectacular Copper Canyon. While I
haven't measured either of them, geographers claim
that the Copper Canyon is four times larger than
America's Grand Canyon and is even deeper. What
makes this amazing locale even more spectacular, is
the fact that the train passes through a total of
87 tunnels and across 39 bridges in a six hour
period. You can imagine what a massive construction
project it was in the early days. Many of our
readers will remember classic Bogart film,
"Treasure of the Sierra Madre," which may help you
set the scene, and will give you an idea of the
landscape in this rugged part of Mexico.
As for the
railway equipment, the Sierra Madre Express is a
private restored train of 1940s vintage. It carries
a maximum of 40 passengers, which means that you
will receive an extra measure of
pampering.
Continued
MALAYSIA
ADVENTURES WITH NATURE
 Our
last major Asia Pacific effort was at Apec '97 when
we published a special edition of Air Highways for
distribution to many of the 10,000 guests for that
great event in which Malaysia was well represented.
Now we're presenting an encore, only this time
Malaysia will be the major focus of our edition.
Watch for it plus a profile of Malaysian Railway in
our Adventure Rails Edition. The above booklet by
Tourism Malaysia contains Map of Malaysia,
Introduction, Mountain Climbing, Jungle Trekking,
Bird Watching, Cave Exploring, White Water Rafting,
Off-road Driving, Angling and Scuba Diving. This
brochure published by Tourism Malaysia.
More details
about Malaysia as a trade and tourism destination
will be featured on this page along with current
flight information, tour options and links to
hotels and services. the feature will include
several important excerpts from the Malaysian
Tourism Minister's very enlightening message to the
travel industry and media. His talk focused on
Malysia's record as a stable democracy and how
racial harmony has made it a great location for
tourism and a shopping Mecca. continued
Seamless
Air Rail Connections
by
Jerry W. Bird
 Oh,
how I wish we had this type of seamless air rail
connection in Canada!. Last spring's rail trip to
Paris began shortly after we landed at London's
Heathrow Airport. One of the conveniences of
traveling in Europe is how major airports like
Heathrow are so well integrated with rail
transportation in one "seamless, " user friendly
operation. Next time I go there by train, however,
I vow to take a lot less luggage (we had seven
pieces left over from our Africa trip) which made
it a struggle whenever we changed from one method
of conveyance to another. It was like being back in
the CNR freight sheds in Edmonton lugging heavy
cargo, but at that time I was getting paid for the
job. Nevertheless the staff in each case was
helpful in helping us locate carts and
dollies.
 Connections
were a snap! In what seemed like no time at all,
after rumbling through London's suburbs and the
lush, green English countryside, we were staring at
the famous White Cliffs of Dover. Here at the
clean, bright and spacious train station cafeteria
I enjoyed perhaps the best fish and chips in my
entire life. Fortunately it was an half hour before
we began our "rock and roll" sea
voyage,
sitting shoulder to shoulder in the cramped,
overcrowded quarters of a Channel Hovercraft.
(Click
for large map)
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