EMERYVILLE, Calif. - The journey east on Amtrak's California Zephyr is as good as the destination. Riding the rails from the San Francisco Bay Area to Reno, Nev., offers beautiful views and a tangible ...

Hop aboard one of America’s most legendary train journeys as we travel from Chicago to San Francisco on Amtrak's California ...

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.

The United States of America has a rich railroading tradition, with railroads and the use of trains defining the American experience for the last two hundred years. Steam-powered passenger trains ...

The California Zephyr, the Empire Builder and the Sunset Limited offer multi-night rail journeys and extraordinary views of America that only a long-distance train trip can reveal. For those who love ...

On March 20, 1949, the first run of a new streamlined passenger train made for passenger comfort and enjoyment left Oakland, Calif. headed for Chicago. The three-day, two-night, 2,438-mile ...

Katrina Schwartz: Today, we’re starting our show on a train! The California Zephyr. It’s Amtrak line goes from Emeryville, passes through Sacramento and Truckee, before heading east, all the way to ...

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 ...