At Executive Rail we pride ourselves on our commitment to provide an exceptional travel experience for our guests. We achieve this by not only offering the rare experience of historic rail travel, but also through our commitment to safety. This commitment to safety goes beyond the way we operate our railcars.
In that spirit, in consultation with other private transportation providers, we have updated our Covid-19 protocols as follows:
1. Public Spaces (train stations, train terminals, and Amtrak controlled facilities)
In accordance with CDC guidelines, Executive Rail guests and crewmembers must wear masks while in, or when traversing, public train stations, train terminals, and Amtrak controlled facilities. Examples include Amtrak’s Penn Station New York, Amtrak’s 30th Street Station Philadelphia, Amtrak’s Penn Station Pittsburgh, and the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, as well as any of Amtrak’s Metropolitan Lounges.
These masks must meet current CDC guidelines, fit over the mouth and nose, and may not contain an exhalation valve.
Executive Rail guests should also socially distance while in these public spaces.
2. Aboard Executive Rail owned or leased railcars (the Catalpa Falls, the Pacific Home, and the Chester County)
Boarding and disembarking our railcars
All guests must wear their mask when they board the railcar. Executive Rail crewmembers will also be wearing a mask when receiving our guests on the train station platform.
All guests must wear their mask when they disembark from the railcar. Executive Rail crewmembers will also be wearing a mask when assisting our guests from the train and onto the train station platform.
While in your private room on your railcar
Guests who have reserved a private bedroom, roomette, or other private accommodation may remove their masks while in their private room.
While in shared spaces on our railcars (lounges and dining areas)
Guests are not required to wear a mask when eating, drinking, or when socially distanced from other guests.
Guests are not required to socially distance, nor wear a mask, when in proximity to other members of their household.
3. The CDC’s governance of private transportation
CDC regulations do not apply to crewmembers nor guests aboard private modes of transportation (such as private Aircraft, Yachts, Motorhomes, and Railcars).
4. Executive Rail’s “Do what you think is right” maxim
All Executive Rail crewmembers have been fully vaccinated as have the vast majority of our guests.
While Executive Rail is not governed by the federal CDC regulations related to Covid-19, we ask that our crewmembers and guests abide by our “Do what you think is right” maxim:
Take responsibility for your own health and know your Covid-19 infection status. In general, guests can help achieve this maxim by assessing if they have:
o been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to departure, or
o taken a rapid Covid-19 test and received a negative result within 24-hours of departure, and
o have no symptoms of Covid-19 immediately prior to departure, and
o the guest, and any family member living with the guest, has no sign of fever (defined by the CDC as 100.4º F or 38º C or higher).
At the time of departure, if guests determine that they may be of a health risk, we ask that they not travel on that day. Rather, we ask that those guests immediately contact Executive Rail and advise of the circumstances. In the upcoming days, Executive Rail will be pleased to discuss future travel options and rebook the trip.
Regardless of their individual vaccination or testing status, all guests are welcome to wear a mask at any time while on our railcars.
Executive Rail appreciates our guests honoring our “Do what you think is right” maxim. We believe our maxim is critical in order to help protect the health of all of our guests as well as our crewmembers. Equally important, is that these health and safety measures directly contribute to the conviviality of heritage rail travel.
5. Visits to our rail cars by Amtrak conductors and other Amtrak employees
From time-to-time our railcar will be visited by an Amtrak conductor, assistant conductor, or other Amtrak employee. At these times, Executive Rail crewmembers will make the following preparations:
An Executive Rail crewmember will meet the Amtrak representative at the entrance to our railcar.
All Executive Rail crewmembers will don their masks.
Guests in private rooms will be asked to remain in their room for the duration of the Amtrak representative’s visit.
Guests in shared lounge or dining spaces on the railcar will be requested to don their masks for the duration of the Amtrak representative’s visit to our railcar.
6. Cleaning and disinfection of our railcars
Interior common spaces of our railcars will be cleaned and disinfected after any stop at which passengers disembark the rail car and prior to any re-boarding.
Dining tables and other shared surfaces (beverage tables and drink stands) will be cleaned and disinfected after each use.
Thank you for taking note of our updated Covid-19 protocols. We are excited to have you join us and hope you enjoy the unique experience and unforgettable joy of private rail travel.
If you have any concerns or questions regarding the safety of your travel aboard Executive Rail’s excursions, please direct your inquiries to tickets@executiverail.com. We look forward to seeing you aboard our trips!