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[quote user="JandJ"] After taking years to set up a garden railroad in our backyard in "G" scale, we are finally taking a ride ourselves for our return trip from the Midwest back to California via Amtrak.   We even splurged for a bedroom and bath as trip to 2 and 1/2 days and we need some comfort.     We are looking forward to the experience and to hopefully find some interesting railroad signs, stuff, or tidbits to add to our garden railroad along the way.    We would appreciate any suggestions for making this trip even more enjoyable.    Jan & Joe  [/quote] I have ridden the California Zephyr between Denver and Emeryville three times over the past five years. I took the train from Emeryville to Denver twice and once from Denver to Emeryville.  Unless you are into seeing the plains of America's bread basket, there is not a whole lot to see between Chicago and Denver, although I suspect that the people who live there would take exception with me.   From Denver to Grand Junction the scenery is awesome. Make your way to the Sightseer Lounge car as soon as the train leaves Denver. Also, the scenery from Reno the Roseville is spectacular.   My best trip was in February of 2006 from Denver to Emeryville. The snow scenes were great. I don't know when you are planning to travel, but going in the winter has several advantages. In addition to the winter wonderland that you pass through, the train is not as crowded as during the other three seasons of the year. Accordingly, at least based on my experience, the service seemed to be a notch better.
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