Greetings, all....
First of all, this is my first post here, but some of you may remember me from the old SubTalk days on www.nycsubway.org.
I have a $220 Amtrak travel voucher due to a trip this past winter that I never took, so I'm hoping to redeem it sometime this summer, possibly in mid-September.
I'm thinking about taking the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco, the Coast Starlight from SF to Seattle, and then the Empire Builder from Seattle back to Chicago. From what I can tell, this should be a very scenic trip.
I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions as to wether I should take this trip in the order described above, or go in the reverse order (taking the Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle first)? My main priority is to be able to see the best mountain views during the daytime.
I've also read the guides on Amtrak's website which mention some of the highlights of these train rides, but I'm also eager to know if anybody else has ridden these routes, and what some of the highlights are in your opinions?
Thanks!
First of all, this is my first post here, but some of you may remember me from the old SubTalk days on www.nycsubway.org.
I have a $220 Amtrak travel voucher due to a trip this past winter that I never took, so I'm hoping to redeem it sometime this summer, possibly in mid-September.
I'm thinking about taking the California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco, the Coast Starlight from SF to Seattle, and then the Empire Builder from Seattle back to Chicago. From what I can tell, this should be a very scenic trip.
I was wondering if anybody has any suggestions as to wether I should take this trip in the order described above, or go in the reverse order (taking the Empire Builder from Chicago to Seattle first)? My main priority is to be able to see the best mountain views during the daytime.
I've also read the guides on Amtrak's website which mention some of the highlights of these train rides, but I'm also eager to know if anybody else has ridden these routes, and what some of the highlights are in your opinions?
Thanks!
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