The Greenbrier owner Jim Justice said he is working on a plan to offer luxury train trips from Washington, D.C., to the White Sulphur Springs resort.

During a televised interview that aired during "Decision Makers," a public affairs program on West Virginia Media television stations, Justice said the trip down would feature all the amenities of the legendary resort.

"The trip takes five hours and 15 minutes and comes through the mountains and is one of the most luxurious rides you could possibly be on," he said. "It would be a 210-passenger train and with all of the luxury of The Greenbrier on the train."

Although the idea is still in the planning stages, Justice said passengers would board the "Greenbrier Express" at Union Station in D.C. for the trip to White Sulphur Springs. Once they arrived in Greenbrier County, they would be taken via horse-drawn carriage to the resort.

Justice said the passenger train he would like to use is the last steam engine manufactured in America and can hold up to 210 passengers. Participants would leave D.C. on Saturday and return to Union Station on Thursday.

While Justice said the resort's marketing team is busy developing the project, there are a number of issues that must be resolved. A sluggish national economy is one concern. He's also still in talks with CSX, the resort's former owners, about using their tracks.

Justice said he hopes to have the train up and running by summer. Though he admits that it will be a challenge, he's said he's sure at least one person would be willing to go for the ride.

The luxury train is the most recent change Justice has made since taking over at The Greenbrier earlier this year, when purchased the resort and moved ahead with plans for a casino.

A $25 million, 75,000-square-foot casino also is in the works. It will have 38 tables games and 320 slot machines. A temporary opening is planned Oct. 1. Justice wants to formally open the casino April 1, 2010.