I spent $2,200 for a private bedroom on a 53-hour Amtrak ride. Here are 7 reasons I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

My trip on the California Zephyr was my favorite overnight Amtrak ride yet. I'll take it again any chance I get.

I took the longest train ride in the US. 6 things surprised me about the 53-hour adventure across the country.

I traveled from Chicago to Emeryville, California, on Amtrak's California Zephyr and booked a bedroom. The 53-hour ride was ...
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I paid $2,200 for a bedroom on a 53-hour Amtrak train. The 50-square-foot space with a full bathroom was worth the price.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I spent two nights in a private bedroom on an Amtrak sleeper train for $2,200 in February 2026. The 50-square-foot space had a ...
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California Zephyr's many plusses impacted by staffing: Amtrak trip report

CHICAGO - A text and email alert received overnight by passengers ticketed on Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr departing Denver Monday, July 28, warned, "Train 6 will have reduced seating capacity ...
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Amtrak’s refreshed sleepers: This Zephyr trip shows the details

This video rides the California Zephyr out of Chicago while focusing on Amtrak’s refurbished Superliner sleepers. The changes ...
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Tahoe by Public Transit? How to Get There by Train or Bus — and How to Get Around When You’re There

For many people, one of the best parts about living in the Bay Area is its proximity to Lake Tahoe — for endless skiing, hiking and beach-laying opportunities, just a few hours away. But anyone who’s ...
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I spent 77 hours traveling from California to DC by train. It was worth it, but there are things everyone should know before any long ride.

I spend days riding two Amtrak trains to get from California to Washington, DC.Diana Kruzman A few years ago, when flight prices were awfully expensive, I saw an Amtrak ticket from California to ...
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Travel Solutions: Amtrak fails to deliver on Zephyr trip

Q: We recently traveled on Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Sacramento. It was not a good experience. When we entered the sleeper bedroom, it was readily apparent that the visual depiction ...
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Letter: Rail to Vail?

As a frequent visitor to the Vail Valley from Grand Junction, we are wondering why Amtrak can’t stop the California Zephyr at Dotsero, thereby serving the Vail Valley? This Amtrak California Zephyr ...
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I paid $2,200 for a bedroom on a 53-hour Amtrak train. The 50-square-foot space with a full bathroom was worth the price.

Business Insider's reporter spent 53 hours on Amtrak's California Zephyr train in a bedroom accommodation.Joey Hadden/Business Insider When I decided to take the longest train ride in the US, I ...