Fires in California today. Here is the latest on containment

Wildfire officials are spread across Southern California on Wednesday, May 20 as they battle multiple fires on the state's ...

Route 66 at 100: Here’s a 2,448-mile guide to America’s Mother Road

Route 66 is turning 100 this year, and to celebrate the iconic highway’s centennial, The Times put together a mega-guide that covers the entire 2,448-mile route. From Chicago to ...
The Denver Post

Passenger train derailment suspends Amtrak service between Denver, Grand Junction

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not ...
Chicago Tribune

Route 66 road trip: One last strawberry harvest in Rancho Cucamonga, California

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — The tank weighing down the back of Kyle Nicolson’s truck holds a mixture of water, nutrients and fertilizer concocted through years of tinkering, first by his grandfather, ...
Business Insider

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.

I recently took a 53-hour trip on Amtrak's California Zephyr — the longest train ride in the US. I booked a bedroom accommodation for $2,200, and I'd love to take the whole trip again. I was in awe of ...
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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.

A Business Insider reporter took Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville, California.Joey Hadden/Business Insider One trip wasn't enough for me on the longest train ride in America. In ...
Travel + Leisure

The Only Luxury Sleeper Train in the U.S. Just Added New Summer Trips

Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over 50. She now splits her time between Colorado and Paris, ensuring she doesn't have to live without skiing or L'As ...
Business Insider

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

I took a 53-hour train from Chicago to Emeryville, California, aboard Amtrak's California Zephyr. For $2,200, I booked a 50-square-foot bedroom accommodation, and my ticket included meals. From the ...
SlashGear

California Zephyr: What $2,000 Might Get You On A 53-Hour Amtrak Trip

We all know air travel is the fastest way to get somewhere. For speed, you aren't going to beat a 500+ mile per hour pace on a big ol' jet airliner, to quote the Steve Miller Band. Taking a road trip ...
New York Post

Extraordinary map shows how California’s extreme gas prices compare to rest of the US

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A map of gas prices nationwide shows the extreme gap between California and the rest of the US as the cost of fuel ...
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53 hours from Chicago to San Francisco on the California Zephyr train

Hop aboard one of America’s most legendary train journeys as we travel from Chicago to San Francisco on Amtrak's California Zephyr. This video takes you on a 2,400-mile adventure through the heart of ...