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The primary focus of this website is Amtrak and VIA Rail, including schedules, accommodations, route guides, travelogues, examples of costs, thousands of rail travel photos, video clips, helpful hints, book suggestions, tipping and other onboard customs. However, a considerable amount of information and links are also provided for traveling by rail in Mexico, South America, Europe, Russia, China, Siberia and the rest of the world, including travelogues and photos. Links are featured to travel agencies and excursion companies with extensive rail travel and rail tourism experience throughout the world.

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Travelogues of specific Amtrak routes:

• Travelogues for Multiple Routes
• Acela Express - Trains #2100s: Washington,DC-Boston,MA
• Acela Regional - Service on the Northeast Corridor (renamed to Regional)
• Adirondack - Train #68 & #69: Montreal,PQ,Canada to New York,NY
• Ann Rutledge - Train #303-304: Chicago,IL to Kansas City,MO
• California Zephyr - Train #5 & #6: Chicago,IL-Emeryville,CA
• Capitol Limited - Train #29 & #30: Washington,DC to Chicago,IL
• Capitols - Trains #700s: San Jose,CA-Colfax,CA
• Cardinal - Train #50 & #51: Chicago,IL to Washington,DC
• Cascades - Trains #700s: Eugene,OR to Vancouver,BC,Canada
• City Of New Orleans - Train #58 & #59: New Orleans,LA to Chicago,IL
• Coast Starlight - Train #11 & #14: Seattle,WA-Los Angeles,CA
• Crescent - Train #19 & #20: New York,NY to New Orleans,LA
• Desert Wind - Train #35 & #36: Chicago,IL to Los Angeles,CA (discontinued 1997)
• Downeaster - Train #680-689: Boston,MA to Portland,ME
• Ethan Allen Express - Trains #200s: Rutland,VT to Washington,DC
• Empire Builder - Train #7 & #8: Chicago,IL-Seattle,WA
• Empire Builder - Train #27 & #28: Chicago,IL-Portland,OR
• International - Train #364-367: Chicago,IL to Toronto,ON,Canada (discontinued 2004)
• Illinois Zephyr - Train #346-348: Quincy,IL to Chicago,IL
• Kentucky Cardinal - Train #850-851: Chicago,IL to Louisville,KY (discontinued 2003)
• Lake Cities - Train #352-353: Chicago,IL to Pontiac,MI (renamed to Wolverine)
• Lake Shore Limited - Train #48 & #49: Chicago,IL-New York,NY
• Lake Shore Limited - Train #448 & #449: Chicago,IL-Boston,MA
• Maple Leaf - Train #63 & #64: New York,NY to Toronto,ON,Canada
• Metroliner - Train #100-201: Washington,DC to New York,NY
• Mt Adams Talgo - Train #752 & #753: Seattle,WA toPortland,OR (renamed to Cascades)
• Mt Baker Intl - Train #760 & #761: Seattle,WA to Vancouver,BC,Canada (renamed to Cascades)
• National Chief - Train #15 & #16: Washington,DC to Los Angeles,CA (never implemented)
• NortheastDirect - Service On The Northeast Corridor (renamed to Acela Regional)
• Pacific Surfliner - Trains #500s & #700s: San Diego,CA-San Luis Obispo,CA
• Pere Marquette - Train #370 & #371: Chicago,IL to Grand Rapids,MI
• Pioneer - Train #25 & #26: Chicago,IL to Seattle,WA (discontinued 1997)
• San Diegans - Trains #500s & #700s: San Diego,CA-San Luis Obispo,CA (Now Pacific Surfliner)
• San Joaquins - Trains #700s: Bakersfield,CA-Oakland,CA; Bakersfield,CA-Sacramento,CA
• Silver Meteor - Train #97 & #98: New York,NY to Miami,FL
• Silver Palm - Train #89 & #90: New York,NY to Miami,FL (replaced by Palmetto)
• Silver Star - Train #91 & #92: New York,NY to Miami,FL
• Southwest Chief - Train #3 & #4: Chicago,IL-Los Angeles,CA
• Sunset Limited - Train #1 & #2: Miami,FL-Los Angeles,CA
• Texas Eagle - Train #421 & #422: Chicago,IL to Los Angeles,CA
• Three Rivers - Train #40 & #41: Chicago,IL to New York,NY
• Twilight Shoreliner - Trains #66, 67, 76: Boston,MA to Newport News,VA (replaced by Federal)
• Vermonter - Train #55 & #56: Washington,DC to St.Albans,VT/Montreal,PQ,Canada
• Wolverine - Train #350-351: Chicago,IL to Pontiac,MI

Travelogues of other Amtrak rail journeys:

• Amtrak Summer 2002 Travel by Scott Sutton
• Nancy Taylor Travelogue #1
• Nancy Taylor Travelogue #2
• Kids On The Train
• Natividad's First American Train Ride
• Matt's Amtrak Travel in November 1995
• Travelogues for Multiple Routes
• Travelogues for Amtrak Special Trains
• Travelogues for unidentified East Coast Routes

Travelogues of commuter rail routes:

• Caltrain: Gilroy,CA-San Francisco,CA
• Champlain Flyer: Charlotte,VT-Burlington,VT
• Coaster: Oceanside,CA-San Diego,CA
• Metra: Greater Chicago Area,IL
• Metrolink: Greater Los Angeles Area,CA

Other Rail Travelogues:

• Travelogues for the American Orient Express
• Travelogues for VIA Rail Canada
• Travelogues for Mexico's Copper Canyon Route
• Travelogues for International Train Trips
• Agawa Canyon Train Trip, Ontario, Canada. ---- By Steve Albin
• Royal Canadian Pacific Delivers Near-Perfect Tour -- By Eleanor Hardy
• Ben's Train Travel Web Page
• Travelogues of When Things Go Wrong!

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