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 ...

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.

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 ...

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The California Zephyr train traveling along the Colorado River. Yellowstone and Yosemite are two names that instantly evoke visions of some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes. Yet, while ...

On a Thursday morning in June, I boarded Amtrak’s California Zephyr train in Denver as it headed west on its scheduled 51-hour journey between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area. Toward the end of ...

You can take Amtrak’s Zephyr train from San Francisco to Chicago, which passes through the heart of the Rockies and the snow-capped Sierra Nevadas in just two days. L.A. Times audience engagement ...

With over 34.5 million trips and new routes gaining steam, the golden age of American rail may be on the horizon.