American Orient Express

[1] A full dome car was added to the consist in the mid 2000s and offered a panoramic view of the passing landscape.

Some of the more popular routes included the Los Angeles–Washington, D.C., transcontinental (taking eight days)[3] and the Rocky Mountain Adventure.

The trips were only one way, requiring debarking passengers to either take a bus or airplane to return to their home terminal.

[citation needed] Luxury passenger train excursions, including the AOE, ceased operations during the late 2000s recession.

As part of a restructuring, the train was briefly renamed GrandLuxe Journeys with trips primarily running into Mexico.