This undated image provided by Amtrak shows the California Zephyr train near Truckee, Calif. The California Zephyr starts in Emeryville, Calif., near San Francisco, en route to Reno, Nev., a 236-mile ...

This legendary American sleeper train covers nearly 2,500 miles and seven states and is considered one of the best rail trips ...

The California Zephyr runs from Denver Union Station through the Rocky Mountains to Emeryville California, and the section through the Rockies is the kind of scenery that makes you understand why ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Amtrak’s California Zephyr runs a daily 2,438-mile trip to Emeryville/San Francisco from Chicago, roughly a 52-hour journey. President Trump has proposed a ...

I love the West, its granite peaks, endless grasslands and twisting canyons, which sounds like the ultimate car trip. Wrong. I think these sights are best viewed by rail, not road. That’s why I ...

When I stepped onto the platform at the Amtrak station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and watched dozens of Amish community members embark from the cars, it was a surprise, and the start to a great ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Amtrak said it plans this week to resume full service of its California Zephyr train between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Areawith a stop in Denver.

While you might be familiar with the train's route, chances are you've never experienced anything like this super-exclusive ...