From dinner reservations to motion sickness, here are the most surprising parts of traveling on Amtrak's California Zephyr ...

I spent 60 hours on Amtrak trains between NYC and Miami, 15 on one from Denver to Salt Lake City, and 53 hours on the longest train ride in the US.

I took the 53-hour California Zephyr, Amtrak's longest train, from Chicago to California. The views and bedroom booking were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I booked a $400 roomette for a 15-hour Amtrak ride across the Southwest in January 2025. Then I booked a $450 first-class ticket ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I packed lots of essentials for my five-hour Amtrak ride, but I didn't think of everything I needed. My Kindle, tripod, and ...

Train travel in America has always been something of a dare. The country laid 250,000 miles of track in the 19th century, effectively invented the long-distance passenger train, then spent most of the ...

Are you hopping onto the Amtrak Cascades anytime soon? Then you'll be happy to hear that ride times are being cut down.

Amtrak’s newly renamed Gold Runner train travels 365 miles through California’s Central Valley, connecting the Bay Area to Bakersfield. Along the route, travelers can explore charming inland cities ...

When I hauled a heavy suitcase into the overhead on my Amtrak train car, I thought I had everything I'd need for my trip. Three jackets, two pairs of boots, and a scarf to match every sweater — I was ...

When I saw how much a first-class ticket cost on the Amtrak Acela train, I had to book it. At $450 for a 3-hour trip up the East Coast, it was $50 more than the private cabin I booked for a 15-hour ...