Amtrak California Zephyr

The California Zephyr is an Amtrak train service running across the country between Chicago and Emeryville with connecting bus service to San Francisco. Train operates daily with one train departing in each direction.

Coach, dining, and sleeper cars are available. Reservation (seats are not to be overbooked) is required for this train.

California Zephyr - Amtrak information and ticket information web page.

Route and Stations

- Staffed station

Stations					Connections
					to Chicago
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Ottumwa
Osceola
Creston
Omaha
Lincoln
Hastings
Holdrege
McCook
Fort Morgan
Denver					RTD Rail
Fraser-Winter Park
Granby
Glenwood Springs
Grand Junction
Green River
Helper
Provo
Salt Lake Central					UTA TRAX, FrontRunner
Elko
Winnemucca
Reno
Truckee
Colfax
Roseville
					San Joaquin
Coast Starlight
Sacramento					Sacramento RT Light Rail
Davis
					San Joaquin
Martinez
Richmond					BART
Emeryville					Bus connection to San Francisco
					Capitol Corridor, Coast Starlight

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title=\"Burlington Station\"\u003EBurlington Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: BRL","title":"Burlington Station","link":"","lat":40.8058349,"lon":-91.1019212,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Chicago_Union_Station\" title=\"Chicago Union Station\"\u003EChicago Union Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: CHI","title":"Chicago Union Station","link":"","lat":41.8785962,"lon":-87.6404232,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Colfax_Station\" title=\"Colfax Station\"\u003EColfax Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station 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Station\"\u003EGalesburg Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: GBB","title":"Galesburg Station","link":"","lat":40.94447,"lon":-90.36382,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Glenwood_Springs_Station\" title=\"Glenwood Springs Station\"\u003EGlenwood Springs Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: GSC","title":"Glenwood Springs Station","link":"","lat":39.548019,"lon":-107.323127,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Granby_Station\" title=\"Granby Station\"\u003EGranby Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: 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Pleasant Station\"\u003EMt. Pleasant Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: MTP","title":"Mt. Pleasant Station","link":"","lat":40.971222,"lon":-91.550482,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Naperville_Station\" title=\"Naperville Station\"\u003ENaperville Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: NPV","title":"Naperville Station","link":"","lat":41.7797769,"lon":-88.1455636,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Omaha_Station\" title=\"Omaha Station\"\u003EOmaha Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: OMA","title":"Omaha Station","link":"","lat":41.249837,"lon":-95.927127,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Osceola_Station\" title=\"Osceola Station\"\u003EOsceola Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: OSC","title":"Osceola Station","link":"","lat":41.037232,"lon":-93.765037,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Ottumwa_Station\" title=\"Ottumwa Station\"\u003EOttumwa Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: OTM","title":"Ottumwa Station","link":"","lat":41.018513,"lon":-92.415151,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Princeton_Station\" title=\"Princeton Station\"\u003EPrinceton Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: PCT","title":"Princeton Station","link":"","lat":41.385264,"lon":-89.466868,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Provo_Station_(Amtrak)\" title=\"Provo Station (Amtrak)\"\u003EProvo Station (Amtrak)\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: PRO","title":"Provo Station (Amtrak)","link":"","lat":40.22582,"lon":-111.66399,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Reno_Station\" title=\"Reno Station\"\u003EReno Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: RNO","title":"Reno Station","link":"","lat":39.528645,"lon":-119.811859,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Richmond_Station\" title=\"Richmond Station\"\u003ERichmond Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: RIC","title":"Richmond Station","link":"","lat":37.93682,"lon":-122.35335,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Roseville_Station\" title=\"Roseville Station\"\u003ERoseville Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: RSV","title":"Roseville Station","link":"","lat":38.749954,"lon":-121.286235,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Sacramento_Valley_Station\" title=\"Sacramento Valley Station\"\u003ESacramento Valley Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: SAC","title":"Sacramento Valley Station","link":"","lat":38.584178,"lon":-121.500485,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Salt_Lake_Central_Station\" title=\"Salt Lake Central Station\"\u003ESalt Lake Central Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: SLC","title":"Salt Lake Central Station","link":"","lat":40.762341,"lon":-111.908699,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Truckee_Station\" title=\"Truckee Station\"\u003ETruckee Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: TRU","title":"Truckee Station","link":"","lat":39.327496,"lon":-120.185562,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Winnemucca_Station\" title=\"Winnemucca Station\"\u003EWinnemucca Station\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Property:Amtrak_station_code\" title=\"Property:Amtrak station code\"\u003EAmtrak station code\u003C/a\u003E: WNN","title":"Winnemucca Station","link":"","lat":40.96904,"lon":-117.73211,"icon":"/images/8/88/Rail20.png"}]}

Thruway bus connections

Timed connections are available to these routes: