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.

A writer traverses the American West on Amtrak’s California Zephyr train with pit stops in in Omaha, Denver, and Reno.

When you take Amtrak from California to New York, America’s beauty is just outside your observation car window.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr, considered by many rail enthusiasts to be among the most scenic long-distance train routes in the United States, operates between Chicago and Emeryville, Calif., near ...

Of course, reading and watching videos is one thing; experiencing an overnight trip in an Amtrak sleeper car for yourself is completely different. Overall, the trip was a good one.

Step on board a newly upgraded Amtrak Superliner sleeper car on the California Zephyr and see inside a roomette I booked for a 15-hour journey.

An Amtrak train collided with an empty car on the tracks 30 miles east of Reno on Thanksgiving morning. The westbound Amtrak Train 5, nicknamed the California Zephyr, struck the unoccupied car ...