Discover why California’s most and least traveled Amtrak routes differ, what drives high ridership on one while the other ...

The 51-hour California Zephyr train route, which travels between Emeryville and Chicago, also stops in Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, and Reno.

Currently, Amtrak has "more than" 30 train routes throughout the U.S., and some in Canada. Amtrak travels to over 500 destinations in 46 states. See video of the new Amtrak Airo train.

However, travelers need not wait for the fully realized Amtrak expansion to board one of the iconic rail lines already traversing the country. The California Zephyr, Amtrak’s lengthiest long-distance ...

I’m a bit of a rail fan myself, and I’ve taken multi-day trips from Chicago to California and Florida, along with multiple shorter Amtrak trips across the country.