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 ...

Reddit travelers highlight the Midwest's most scenic train journeys, filled with national park backdrops, historic routes, ...

The romance of rail travel never quite disappeared from American culture. While highways and airports came to dominate the ...

Travel season is in full swing, but as travel budgets are under greater strain than ever, train travel is having its day in the sun. Amtrak routes have long been a part of the American landscape, but ...

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 ...