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Thanks again for the help; as it turned out, we've just decided to fly there and back (to PHX, back from SAN) and save the long-distance train for later - we still definitely want to catch the scenic portions of the CZ and EB, perhaps in a few years. I'm thinking of stopping for a few days at...

True, the SWC diverges from the old placement of Route 66 (the routing we took) near Santa Fe (specifically just before Las Vegas, NM) and heads northeast into Colorado, while 66 goes back down to Santa Rosa and parallels I-40. So, I haven't been through Raton, but I just can't pass up the CZ...

I considered Southwest Chief too - that would actually get us back a day earlier. But this is the end of a Route 66 trip, and the SWC covers much of the same route we'd have already just driven.

Good to know it blocks impossible connections, so the LA connection should be possible. I'll find out when I call if it's guaranteed. (As an aside, I used to ride the Blue Water a couple times a year when I lived in East Lansing. I'm near Jackson now so I'll be connecting to the last Wolverine...

Thanks for the tip! I'm leaning toward CZ since we rode it from Chicago to Denver on our previous trip, so we got out before the scenic part.

Thanks for the detailed response! I actually hadn't thought of calling... Most of my travel lately has been on Delta, where you'll end up on hold all day, so calling has always been a last resort. :) Now I'm torn... Do I go with the California Zephyr for its scenic stretches through Donner Pass...

Hi everyone! I've been on here a while but haven't posted much. We enjoyed our trip in 2018 (California Zephyr to DEN, week and a half road trip, then Empire Builder back from WFH) and are now interested in returning from a Route 66 trip by rail in May of next year, departing from either SAN or...