Amtrak is ideal for solo travelers, and this route runs through major towns and near a top national park for the perfect weekend away.

The California Zephyr is the longest train route in the U.S., traveling 2,438 miles from Chicago to the Bay Area through the Rockies and Sierra Nevada over 43 hours. The train passes some of the ...

Traveling to Tahoe on public transit can be worth it, especially for the views — but you’ll need to be a flexible traveler.

The United States has an exceptionally long train route spanning across several states. But you can visit more interesting ...

EMERYVILLE, Calif. — 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 a ...

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. During Swartzwelter's 30-year career as a conductor, he estimates he's completed more than 90 trips annually, logging about 500 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California Zephyr is the longest train route in the U.S., traveling 2,438 miles from Chicago to the Bay Area through 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 ...

Amtrak's California Zephyr traveling across the U.S. It's hard to separate the impact and the legacy of the railroad from the United States itself. According to the Association of American Railroads, ...