CHICAGO - A text and email alert received overnight by passengers ticketed on Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr departing Denver Monday, July 28, warned, "Train 6 will have reduced seating capacity ...

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 ...

A Business Insider reporter took Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville, California.Joey Hadden/Business Insider One trip wasn't enough for me on the longest train ride in America. In ...

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, ...

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 ...

Tourists today arrive largely by air. For many decades, many came by train. In our jet-speed age, it may be difficult to realize that the slower travel by train was part of the fun of a vacation in ...

Scenic route takes Amtrak train from Bay Area to Reno 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.

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For many people, one of the best parts about living in the Bay Area is its proximity to Lake Tahoe — for endless skiing, hiking and beach-laying opportunities, just a few hours away. But anyone who’s ...