Jester
Train Attendant
I lost my older brother right before Thanksgiving and he and I did several train trips to visit siblings in recent years and the rides were some of the genuinely enjoyable times when brothers sat quietly, reading or remembering times which made us laugh. Good fun!
I am considering a Summer Amtrak trip from Cincinnati on the Cardinal to get to Chicago where the trip "begins" on the California Zephyr. I like the scenery through Colorado more than that out the windows on the Empire Builder
At Emeryville I want to head South to LA to catch the Coast Starlight to LA. (from memory so I need to verify train southbound)
In LA I’d like to board the Southwest Chief back to Chicago, finishing the railroad portion at Cincinnati.
For those who have travelled any of these routes does anyone have a preference either for the route or the direction of travel, and are there overnight spots between Emeryville and LA that make sense or is the Emeryville to LA stretch a logical way to break up the Zephyr/Emeryville to the Southwest Chief/LA stretch?
Thanks,
Jester
I am considering a Summer Amtrak trip from Cincinnati on the Cardinal to get to Chicago where the trip "begins" on the California Zephyr. I like the scenery through Colorado more than that out the windows on the Empire Builder
At Emeryville I want to head South to LA to catch the Coast Starlight to LA. (from memory so I need to verify train southbound)
In LA I’d like to board the Southwest Chief back to Chicago, finishing the railroad portion at Cincinnati.
For those who have travelled any of these routes does anyone have a preference either for the route or the direction of travel, and are there overnight spots between Emeryville and LA that make sense or is the Emeryville to LA stretch a logical way to break up the Zephyr/Emeryville to the Southwest Chief/LA stretch?
Thanks,
Jester