They called up the white Coupe De Ville at once.…dashboard was full of esoteric lights & meters I'd never understand… The Caddy wouldn't get off the line quite as fast as the Red Shark, but once it got rolling around 80—it was pure smooth hell. All that elegant, upholstered weight lashing across the desert was like rolling through midnight on the old #CaliforniaZephyr.

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Thompson, Hunter S.; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey To The Heart Of The American Dream

@randallwhite
I LOVE the #CaliforniaZephyr
especially when this car tags along

For the first time in 40 years, #Amtrak has started to replace its #overnight #trains.

Ten manufacturers have submitted their ideas on replacement #railcars for world-famous routes such as the #AutoTrain, #CaliforniaZephyr, #CoastStarlight, #Crescent, #EmpireBuilder and #SouthwestChief.

https://prnewswire.com/news-releases/amtrak-starts-the-process-for-new-overnight-trains-301726308.html

#Transportation #Rail

New at my Patreon… Here’s a short video clip of impressive scenery, taken as I travelled across Colorado aboard the fabled California Zephyr train. Enjoy!
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Video of the Week: Colorado Dreaming https://www.patreon.com/posts/video-of-week-76538588

#Colorado #Amtrak #Train #Trains #RailTravel #CaliforniaZephyr

@drvolts sounds about right - my southwest flight from Denver today was delayed multiple hours and was much less pleasant than the train ride I took on the California Zephyr to Denver, although it was also majorly delayed 😞 #amtrak #CaliforniaZephyr #southwestairlines

Finally remembered to upload pictures of New York to San Fransisco by train in 2017 https://dalrymple.me.uk/sarah/piwigo/index.php?/category/23
#trains #californiazephyr #amtrak

Finally remembered to upload pictures of New York to San Fransisco by train in 2017 https://dalrymple.me.uk/sarah/piwigo/index.php?/category/23
#trains #californiazephyr #amtrak

Amtrak train #5 bringing my partner home, right on time on a beautiful Monday afternoon

#amtrak #train #californiazephyr

The Coast Starlight is, to my reckoning at least, one of the Big Five Amtrak routes for long distance travel, along with the #SouthwestChief (Chicago -- Albuquerque -- LA), #CaliforniaZephyr (Chicago -- Denver -- Oakland), #EmpireBuilder (Chicago -- Spokane -- Portland | Seattle), and #SunsetLimited (New Orleans -- Houston -- Los Angeles). The Starlight also covers some of the same ground as the #PacificSurfliner (San Diego -- LA -- San Luis Obispo), the #CapitolCorridor (Auburn -- Sacramento -- Oakland -- San Jose) and the Amtrak Cascades (Vancouver Canada -- Seattle -- Portland -- Eugene).