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Amtrak re-routed the San Francisco Zephyr over the D&RGW's Moffat Subdivision between Denver and Salt Lake City, its original preference from 1971. The change was scheduled for April 25, but a mudslide at Thistle, Utah, closed the line and delayed the change until July 16. With the change of route, Amtrak renamed the train as the California Zephyr.
With the new cars delivered that year, cars arriving in Chicago on the California Zephyr were made available for use on the Ak-Sar-Ben Zephyr for an overnight round trip to Lincoln, Nebraska. When the cars returned from Lincoln the next day, they were placed back in the westbound California Zephyr's consist for the next train out of Chicago ...
California Zephyr † Chicago – Oakland: July 16, 1983 October 26, 1997 Replaced the San Francisco Zephyr. Temporarily cut to Emeryville from August 5, 1994, to May 12, 1995 [90] Chicago – Emeryville: October 26, 1997 present Chief: Chicago – Los Angeles: June 11, 1972 September 10, 1972 City of San Francisco ‡ Chicago – Oakland May 1 ...
5. Amtrak's Coast Starlight. Seattle to Los Angeles. Widely regarded as the most dazzling West Coast train route in the U.S., Amtrak's Coast Starlight links Seattle to Los Angeles. Lush forests ...
Amtrak's long-distance routes form the backbone of the US national rail network, providing an alternative to intercity drives or flights. They are also noted for their scenery, and are popular as vacations and experiential travel. [4] A few routes provide direct service to National Parks, [note 1] with Amtrak Thruway buses reaching many more. [5]
The route has some merit for Amtrak, as the July 2010 issue of Trains listed the route as one to be restored in conjunction with upgrading the equipment on the California Zephyr. [13] In 2021, Amtrak announced a Los Angeles to Las Vegas train service as part of a new expansion proposal. [14]
A longer route like the California Zephyr's can fall behind schedule by hours each time. I was lucky that my train to Chicago was only about an hour delayed, so I ended up having two hours to make ...
Though many 24-hour Amtrak trips call for "night hours" starting around 10 p.m., passengers can be noisy at any time. I recommend bringing heavy-duty, over-the-ear headphones to block out rowdy ...