Tickets on The Duluth Zephyr are $22 for Coach and $44 for the Skyview Dome Car. All passengers in the Dome Car must purchase a $44 ticket, including babies — but children ages 2 and under ride ...

There are a few ways to tackle the train's lengthy route. You can ride all 52 hours in one fell swoop and spend two nights on board (in either a sleeping car or a regular coach seat).

But forget doing it in a car. Now is the time to hop on board Amtrak’s long-distance California Zephyr and see the amazing snowpack from the comfort of the train’s observation car.