Embark on a 52-hour journey aboard the California Zephyr sleeper train, covering over 2,500 miles across the USA. Starting in ...

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

A popular stretch of California highway is reopening to commuters early. The famed Pacific Coast Highway, State Route 1, has been closed since Jan. 7, 2025 as a result of the Palisades Fire which ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The journey east on Amtrak's California Zephyr train is as good as the destination. Riding the rails from the San Francisco Bay area to Reno, Nev., offers beautiful views and ...

Along the California Zephyr’s route through the outskirts of Sacramento, intricate irrigation systems and crops in perfect rows reveal the railroad’s impact on agriculture.

Along the California Zephyr’s route through the outskirts of Sacramento, intricate irrigation systems and crops in perfect rows reveal the railroad’s impact on agriculture. Archivist Benjamin Jenkins ...

The California Zephyr — train service from San Francisco to Chicago combining the Burlington, Denver and Rio Grande, and Western Pacific railroads — began service in 1949. That quickly ended most ...

A writer traverses the American West on Amtrak’s California Zephyr train with pit stops in in Omaha, Denver, and Reno.

I was only getting a slice of America’s most scenic train ride, as the California Zephyr in totality stretches westward from Chicago to Emeryville, California over the course of 52 hours (or just over ...

Amtrak’s iconic California Zephyr, which starts its three-day journey from Chicago’s Union Station, has made the list of ‘60 Amazing Train Journeys’ in Lonely Planet’s latest travel ...