I traveled from Chicago to Emeryville, California, on Amtrak's California Zephyr and booked a bedroom. The 53-hour ride was ...

I traveled comfortably on Amtrak's California Zephyr in a private bedroom for $2,200. It was worth the price for the longest ...

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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 ...

We all know air travel is the fastest way to get somewhere. For speed, you aren't going to beat a 500+ mile per hour pace on a big ol' jet airliner, to quote the Steve Miller Band. Taking a road trip ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I took Amtrak's longest train, the California Zephyr, from Illinois to California in early 2026. I booked a $2,200 bedroom for the ...

Mudslides in Colorado blocked a number of Amtrak's California Zephyr trains, a route that runs between Chicago and Emeryville, as well as stranded auto travelers and blocked bus routes over the ...

Here's everything you need to know before planning your cross-country Amtrak trip.