The California Zephyr, one of Amtrak’s 15 long-range routes. The train travels between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area. (Courtesy of Amtrak) On a Thursday morning in June, I boarded Amtrak’s California Zephyr train in Denver as it headed west on its scheduled 51-hour journey bet...
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Union Station, the headquarters of Amtrak in Washington, D.C. An electric Amtrak train with two AEM-7 locomotives running through New Jersey on the Northeast Corridor. [view]Amtrak routes in California (black) An Amtrak California train at San Jose Diridon Station An Amtrak California Express ...
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The California Zephyr is one of the longest passenger train routes in the world. End-to-end, the full journey takes 51 hours and 20 minutes to get from Union Station in Chicago to Emeryville Station in the San Francisco Bay Area. Where does the California Zephyr stop? In total, the Zephy...
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Amtrak train routes connect over 500 cities in 46 states, including popular destinations such as Chicago, Boston, New York, and Washington. Established in 1970 as America’s state-owned, national rail operator, today Amtrak trains cover 21,000 route miles making it one of the most popular trai...
Photos of scenery, stations, trains and accommodations are also featured. The TrainWeb staff has traveled on most of the existing Amtrak routes, most of Canada's VIA Rail routes and some of the tourist railroads in North America. Click on a route name for more information. ...
In addition to its train lines, Amtrak also offers a bus service called Thruway, which is provided throughout the U.S. as an extension of Amtrak’s network to destinations where rail service is not available. Many Amtrak routes are famous for offering unique scenic views along the way, ...
I also just got off the phone withRay Burns, one of my partners at TrainWeb. We were coordinating his travel to Canada where he will be meeting with VIA Rail officials this week. Ray and other TrainWeb writers have done a lot of travelogues from the various rail routes in Canada that...