The California Zephyr may be named for the Golden State, but that's not where the best views are. Another state actually inspired the iconic route.

Traveling by train isn’t the fastest way to get from Chicago to San Francisco, but it offers a very different experience from flying. The California Zephyr, one of Amtrak’s longest routes, spans ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanks to a sprawling network of freeways and relatively cheap fuel, no one does road trips like America. But travelling by ...

An Amtrak train leaves downtown Omaha. Amtrak’s California Zephyr route currently has stops in Omaha, Lincoln, Hastings, Holdrege and McCook. State Sen. Margo Juarez, of Omaha, knows firsthand the ...