My trip on the California Zephyr was my favorite overnight Amtrak ride yet. I'll take it again any chance I get.
I traveled from Chicago to Emeryville, California, on Amtrak's California Zephyr and booked a bedroom. The 53-hour ride was ...
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 ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I spent two nights in a private bedroom on an Amtrak sleeper train for $2,200 in February 2026. The 50-square-foot space had a ...
Experience train travel across the USA on Amtrak with a comparison of accommodations in Coach, a Roomette, and a Bedroom. This journey travels from San Francisco to Chicago on the California Zephyr, ...
Embark on an unforgettable journey aboard Amtrak’s California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco. This video showcases breathtaking scenery, luxurious accommodations like the Bedroom and Roomette, ...
We all know air travel is the fastest way to get somewhere. For speed, you aren't going to beat a 500+ mile per hour pace on a big ol' jet airliner, to quote the Steve Miller Band. Taking a road trip ...
A Business Insider reporter took Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville, California.Joey Hadden/Business Insider One trip wasn't enough for me on the longest train ride in America. In ...