Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During Swartzwelter's 30-year career as a conductor, he estimates he's completed more than 90 trips annually, logging about 500 ...

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.

The U.S. might not be known for its extensive rail service, but there are still some fantastic train routes spread throughout the country. These are some of the best train routes in the U.S. for rail ...

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 ...

The California Zephyr train traveling along the Colorado River. Yellowstone and Yosemite are two names that instantly evoke visions of some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes. Yet, while ...

On March 20, 1949, the first run of a new streamlined passenger train made for passenger comfort and enjoyment left Oakland, Calif. headed for Chicago. The three-day, two-night, 2,438-mile ...

On a Thursday morning in June, I boarded Amtrak’s California Zephyr train in Denver as it headed west on its scheduled 51-hour journey between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area. Toward the end of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An Amtrak train Sunday struck a person who snuck onto the train tracks in Grand County. The California Zephyr train was traveling from Chicago to San ...