A luxury train company plans to offer a route from Salt Lake City to Denver on three-day trips beginning April 2026.
In a news release, Canada-based company Rocky Mountaineer announced that its newly named Canyon Spirit train will now offer the three-day excursions, while also continuing two-day routes from Denver to Moab.
The price is also luxurious: $2,123 per guest for the three-day trip, one way, or $2,727 per guest for the “Signature” package — which includes access to the lounge car, an “elevated dining experience,” an additional restroom and other amenities. Those rates include overnight hotel stays in Moab and in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, the news release said.
According to company spokesperson Dallas Carlson, Rocky Mountaineer has operated in western Canada since 1990 and started its Rockies to the Red Rocks route in 2021. Among the company’s four routes, it is the only one not in Canada.
“We could not be more excited to bring our Canyon Spirit train to Salt Lake City, and to expand our Rockies to the Red Rocks route further into the beautiful state of Utah,” said Tristan Armstrong, the CEO of Canyon Spirit’s parent company, Armstrong Collective, in the release. “Although the name of our train is changing, our world-class service and onboard experience will remain the same, and we look forward to sharing the beauty of the American Southwest with even more guests from across the United states and around the world.”
Natalie Randall, the managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism and Film, looked highly on the extended route option, saying it’s “an exciting milestone for Utah’s dynamic visitor experience.”
The added day, according to the press release, will take passengers through “mountain passes of eastern Utah and the open vistas of the Great Basin,” in addition to Salt Lake City.
Beginning on April 21, 2026, the company plans to operate the route weekly with a trip headed in both directions.
According to Carlson, the train will operate on already-existing Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
“We are always looking at potential route options for the future,” Carlson said.
