Joe Raedle, Getty Images A passenger looks at the Amtrak system map while waiting ... for Amtrak's long distance train services which would affect the California Zephyr and other long distance ...

"Amtrak is nothing like the historic Zephyr," said Cathy von Ibsch, 63, who worked as a Zephyrette when the private service came to an end in 1970. "It (Amtrak) didn't have the same class or same feel ...

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 ...

"Amtrak is nothing like the historic Zephyr," said Cathy von Ibsch, 63, who worked as a Zephyrette when the private service came to an end in 1970. "It (Amtrak) didn't have the same class or same feel ...

With a reputation for being one of the most beautiful train routes in North America, Amtrak’s California Zephyr travels daily between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area on a 51-hour ...

I’ll bet Ralph Waldo Emerson was on a train when he wrote: “Life is a journey, not a destination.” Riding the rails lulls passengers back to an era when travel time was spent taking in new ...

Image An early morning in Nevada. Amtrak’s California Zephyr, considered by many rail enthusiasts to be among the most scenic long-distance train routes in the United States, operates between ...

Nobody understands the magic of Amtrak's California Zephyr train quite like Brad Swartzwelter, better known to passengers as Conductor Brad. During Swartzwelter's 30-year career as a conductor ...