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Hiawatha Pete

(1,960 posts)
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 10:03 AM Feb 2024

A Trip on Amtrak's California Zephyr (Chicago to San Francisco, plus Las Vegas) - My full-length documentary video! (HD)



Well, it's finally here! For those who have seen my preview video & for those checking in for the first time...Here is my full-length documentary on the "California Zephyr" - Amtrak's Transcontinental passenger train, which runs from Chicago to San Francisco & showcasing the breathtaking scenery to be found en route.

This video is first in a 2-part series documenting our scenic land cruise across the U.S. by rail in December of 2023.

-Here in Part 1 we journey from Chicago to San Francisco aboard the westbound "California Zephyr" - including a stopover in Reno to visit Las Vegas and a stay in San Francisco to do some sightseeing.

-In Part 2 we will travel from San Francisco back to Chicago on the eastbound "California Zephyr"

For more videos, trip reports, & pics, see my website at: https://northamericabyrail.info

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A Trip on Amtrak's California Zephyr (Chicago to San Francisco, plus Las Vegas) - My full-length documentary video! (HD) (Original Post) Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 OP
rode the cal zep many times untill the 2000s . miss her , traveling days are over for me . AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #1
Thanks for checking out my post, AllaN01Bear! Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 #4
Denver west is spectacular, isn't it? East to Chicago is flat oand and mostly overnight Wonder Why Feb 2024 #2
So true! Thanks for checking out my post, Wonder Why Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 #5
Thanks for posting! whathehell Feb 2024 #3
No problem, Thanks for checking out my post whathehell! I highly reccomend the trip if & when you get a chance Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 #6
You got it! whathehell Feb 2024 #13
I am hoping to someday do what I'm calling a land cruise. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2024 #7
Sounds like a great trip, thanks for checking out my post, PoindexterOglethorpe! Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 #9
The Navy paid for my trip pfitz59 Feb 2024 #8
That's awesome, thanks for checking out my post, Pfitz59! Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 #10
Well done on another vicarious rail trip, Hiawatha Pete! Blue Owl Feb 2024 #11
Thanks for the compliment, and for checking out my video, Blue Owl! Hiawatha Pete Feb 2024 #12

Wonder Why

(4,589 posts)
2. Denver west is spectacular, isn't it? East to Chicago is flat oand and mostly overnight
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 10:11 AM
Feb 2024

but the rest has jaw dropping scenery.

whathehell

(29,787 posts)
3. Thanks for posting!
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 10:13 AM
Feb 2024

A train from Chicago to San Francisco -- This is a trip I've been considering for a long time.

Hiawatha Pete

(1,960 posts)
6. No problem, Thanks for checking out my post whathehell! I highly reccomend the trip if & when you get a chance
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 10:37 AM
Feb 2024

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,727 posts)
7. I am hoping to someday do what I'm calling a land cruise.
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 01:13 PM
Feb 2024

The Southwest Chief from Lamy, NM to Chicago. Then the Empire Builder to Seattle. The Coast Starlight to Los Angeles, and back to Lamy on the Southwest Chief. It would be a 9 day trip. Someday, someday.

Blue Owl

(54,734 posts)
11. Well done on another vicarious rail trip, Hiawatha Pete!
Tue Feb 20, 2024, 11:40 PM
Feb 2024

Enjoyed all the callouts and even the road trip! 👍

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