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Dec 4, 2020 · There’s no getting around the sheer size and scale of the USA – it’s an absolute, supersized whopper – and the best way to see it all is via train.. The US has close to 3.8 million sq miles (10 million sq km) of sublime mountain ranges, parched desert, entire states engulfed in deep snow, you-gotta-go-see-it-to-believe-it cities, endless prairie land, six whole time zones and lakes so ...
Mar 7, 2023 · Sunset Limited. Travel between Louisiana and California on Sunset Limited, Amtrak’s Southernmost route. On the way from New Orleans through San Antonio, Tucson, Phoenix and Los Angeles, see ...
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Apr 29, 2024 · 3. Pacific Surfliner. Photograph: Courtesy Amtrak. San Diego, CA to San Luis Obispo, CA. Trip length: 8-9 hours. If you're looking for a train ride with ocean views, you can't beat Amtrak's ...
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- California Zephyr: San Francisco to Chicago. Amtrak's California Zephyr route travels between San Francisco and Chicago on a three-day journey. The 51-hour trip (on the west-to-east path) begins in nearby Emeryville, California, then travels through central California farmlands up into the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
- Empire Builder: Seattle to Chicago. The Empire Builder train route connects Chicago and Seattle on a 46-hour journey connecting the Midwest and the Pacific Northwest.
- Southwest Chief: Los Angeles to Chicago. Traverse the American Southwest on a southern route between Los Angeles and Chicago. The Southwest Chief route departs daily and takes roughly 40 hours to cross eight states.
- Crescent: New York City to New Orleans. See the American South on this 30-hour journey between New York City and New Orleans. Departing the urban landscape of the Big Apple, this route will take you through the Northeastern cityscapes of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., among other destinations.
- California Zepher. Start – Chicago; End – Emeryville (San Francisco) For a true cross-country train ride experience that goes right through the middle of America – from Chicago to San Francisco (via a bus from Emeryville) – the California Zephyr is the one.
- Southwest Chief. Start – Chicago; End – Los Angeles. Now’s your time to see the American West up-close-and-personal as you ride through it on the Southwest Chief.
- Texas Eagle. Start – Chicago; End – Los Angeles. If you cannot get enough of the train and want to take a longer route from Chicago to Los Angeles, the Texas Eagle fits the bill.
- Coast Starlight. Start – Seattle; End – Los Angeles. If you want to follow the length of the US west coast (well, minus San Diego), the Coast Starlight will provide you with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean for almost 350 miles of California coastline as you head south to Los Angeles – or north to Seattle.
May 26, 2022 · This high-speed train takes you through Upstate New York on a 10- to 12-hour journey along the Hudson River and Lake Champlain, past mansions, forests, and fields, to Gare Centrale Station in Montreal, Canada. Stops along the way include the towns of Poughkeepsie, Saratoga Springs, Whitehall, and Ticonderoga.
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Feb 5, 2024 · By Hannah Towey and Tyler Moss. February 5, 2024. Courtesy Coastal Classic Train. This past June, I took a nine-hour train ride from Santa Barbara to San Francisco on board the Amtrak Coast ...
