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You've boarded, you've eaten, you've explored the Amtrak train -- time to sit back and relax and watch the world go by. This is what riding trains is all about.
The view above is near the Green River in Utah -- when I hit this stretch on my Sacramento-Colorado trip, I knew from the red rocks and blue blue sky that I was close to the mountains and rivers of home and I had just been in Australia and California for over a month; getting to the Rocky Mountains felt like dreaming-come-true.
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- Amtrak Routes
- Buying Amtrak Tickets
- Choose an Amtrak Coach Seat or Superliner Sleeper
- Amtrak Viewliner Sleeper and Other Sleeper-Bedroom Options
- Amtrak Family Bedrooms
- Carry On and Checked Baggage Amtrak Rules
- Finding and Boarding Your Amtrak Train
- Amtrak Conductor Checking Tickets
- Amtrak Observation, Dining Cars and Other Services
- Amtrak Personnel and Who's Who
- Tipping on Amtrak Trains
- View From the Window
- Denver Platform View
- Nebraska Platform View
- Winter Park Ski Train Platform View
- Glenwood Springs Platform View