Scenic route
California Zephyr
Chicago → San Francisco · United States
- Distance
- 3,924 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 52 h
- Top speed
- 127 km/h
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Train
- Amtrak Superliner
- Countries
- United States
- In service since
- 1949
- Riders per year
- ≈ 400k
Two nights, seven states: through the Rockies’ canyons and over Donner Pass — widely called America’s most beautiful train ride.
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