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guest in the west
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Can someone explain why so many people find the Empire Builder superior to the CZ?
IMHO the scenery on the CZ is incomparable to any other Amtrak route because of its variety: you get the Midwest farms and plains, the Colorado Rockies and the unsurpassed Canyon of the Colorado, the red-iron cliffs of southern Utah and the Donner Pass and Sierra Nevada of California.
I don't believe that china plates and silverware in the dining car can cancel out the scenic advantages to the CZ. I found the Empire Builder, once it passed through Glacier Park in the morning hours, to feature scenery that was tedious at best, save for the hour or so on the final morning threading along the Mississippi into Wisconsin.
IMHO the scenery on the CZ is incomparable to any other Amtrak route because of its variety: you get the Midwest farms and plains, the Colorado Rockies and the unsurpassed Canyon of the Colorado, the red-iron cliffs of southern Utah and the Donner Pass and Sierra Nevada of California.
I don't believe that china plates and silverware in the dining car can cancel out the scenic advantages to the CZ. I found the Empire Builder, once it passed through Glacier Park in the morning hours, to feature scenery that was tedious at best, save for the hour or so on the final morning threading along the Mississippi into Wisconsin.