Amtrak has announced its Travel Tuesday sale, offering 25% off select routes in 2026. This means you can arrive in Lake Tahoe ...

Our travel columnist took the California Zephyr during the Thanksgiving rush. And would do it again, with ear plugs.

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 ...

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, he ...

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 ...

Two lavish rail cars will roll out in 2026, offering exclusive journeys from L.A. to San Francisco and San Francisco to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

An Amtrak train carrying 69 passengers derailed in Keenesburg, about 45 minutes northeast of Denver, Monday evening following a collision with a truck. The train, which was traveling along the ...

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 ...