The California Zephyr: Despite Significant Delays, We Still Enjoyed America's Most Scenic Train Ride

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What's it like to ride on the California Zephyr? Our journey on the most scenic train ride in America wasn't perfect, but despite delays it was still worth the trip.

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We boarded the train at 8:00 am from Denver’s historic Union Station and headed straight to the double-decker observation car , which fills up fast. After a brief 30 minute delay, we were off. There was visible and audible excitement among the mostly older crowd that filled the booths and lounge chairs—almost as if we were heading to Hogwarts instead of California.

After resuming our ride, which elicited passenger applause, 20 minutes later the train stopped again for reasons that were never explained. Thus, a journey that was supposed to take over 13 hours to complete had slowly ballooned over 18. We expected a slow-going experience before we boarded, but not this slow.

After dinner, I caught a sudden and nasty bug that hit me hard, causing full body aches and drowsiness. I retired to the coach car to sleep it off in first-class-like chairs that recline waaaaaay back. Falling in and out of sleep, I remember thinking how soothing the slow rocking train felt.

 

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