I took the longest train ride in the US. 6 things surprised me about the 53-hour adventure across the country.

I traveled from Chicago to Emeryville, California, on Amtrak's California Zephyr and booked a bedroom. The 53-hour ride was ...

I spent $2,200 for a private bedroom on a 53-hour Amtrak ride. Here are 7 reasons I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

My trip on the California Zephyr was my favorite overnight Amtrak ride yet. I'll take it again any chance I get.
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I spent 53 hours in a bedroom on an Amtrak train for $2,200 and made 5 mistakes

If you travel a lot like me, I highly recommend logging your mistakes so you're less likely to repeat them. For example, I'd spent 75 hours on overnight Amtrak trains before my most recent adventure ...
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I booked a bedroom and a roomette on the same overnight Amtrak train. The bedroom is worth the splurge for longer rides.

The author stayed in a roomette and a bedroom on the California Zephyr, an overnight Amtrak train.Joey Hadden/Business Insider I've ridden it twice. In January 2025, I took a 15-hour leg of the route ...
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Amtrak's California Zephyr turns 75 and is still chugging

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