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Best Amtrak Routes To See Stunning Fall Foliage Across The U.S.

When seeing fall foliage by train, you’ll enjoy some of the country’s best scenic and serene leaf peeping from the comfort of ...
SFGate

Prepare for no Wi-Fi: I’ve ridden Amtrak across California, and these are my tips for traveling long distances by train

East of Colfax, California, the route of the California Zephyr curves around a mountain at a place called Cape Horn on a ledge hacked out of rock in the 1860s. If you’re aboard the eastbound Zephyr, ...
Miami Herald

One of the most stunning Amtrak train routes runs from California to Chicago

Amtrak’s California Zephyr travels through two breathtaking mountain ranges: the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Ellococulo Shutterstock Amtrak’s California Zephyr covers 2,437 miles in 51 ...
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Then Vs. Now: How Amtrak's California Zephyr Route Has Changed

The United States of America has a rich railroading tradition, with railroads and the use of trains defining the American experience for the last two hundred years. Steam-powered passenger trains ...
The Aspen Times

Willoughby: California Zephyr — half the fun is getting there

Tourists today arrive largely by air. For many decades, many came by train. In our jet-speed age, it may be difficult to realize that the slower travel by train was part of the fun of a vacation in ...
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Zephyr, Builder routes playing catch-up; more equipment challenges

CHICAGO - California Zephyr passengers across the entire Chicago-Emeryville, Calif., route are suffering the lingering effects of downed power lines early Saturday (Aug. 9) on BNSF Railway tracks ...