Last year, 32.8 million people climbed aboard Amtrak-the highest ridership ever for the passenger rail service and a 15 percent increase from 2023. While many of them were just commuting to work, ...

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

The Amtrak California Zephyr’s 2,438-mile California-to-Chicago train ride offers breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.

A writer traverses the American West on Amtrak’s California Zephyr train with pit stops in in Omaha, Denver, ... The route covers just over 2,400 miles in about 52 hours, ...

Tuesday departures for the Southwest Chief, Empire Builder, California Zephyr, and a portion of the Texas Eagle routes have all been pre-emptively canceled in order to avoid passenger disruptions ...

I traveled on the Zephyr many times in the late 1950s and into the mid-’60s. The first trip was with my elder cousin and my grandmother, but after that, my parents had me travel alone. I learned, ...

The California Zephyr is Amtrak’s longest route with daily operation. The California Zephyr departs Chicago at 2:00 p.m. (Central) and Emeryville, CA at 9:10 a.m. (Pacific). The California Zephyr’s ...

The Colorado Railroad Museum hosted a 75th anniversary celebration for the California Zephyr train. Skip to main content. You are the owner of ... and two rail cars that were used on the route.

The Amtrak California Zephyr’s 2,438-mile California-to-Chicago train ride offers breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.

The Amtrak California Zephyr’s 2,438-mile California-to-Chicago train ride offers breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada.