This 1,377-mile ride has the most beautiful route in all of the United States.
pulls away from the station in Oxnard, California, when passengers migrate to the glass dome observation car in pursuit of a coveted window-facing seat. The train lunges west, dips down to the sea, and the Pacific Ocean fills the window frame. This view continues for over 100 miles and has been dazzling riders since the route’s inception in 1971. The Coast Starlight departs once daily and takes 35 hours to trek from Los Angeles all the way up to Seattle .
After traversing California's iconic coastline the train also soars through sprawling valleys and winds around snow-capped mountains and cascading waterfalls, easily lending it status as one of the most beautiful train routes in all of the United States.The route isn’t without its shortcomings—it’s been known to run behind schedule and there’s no Wi-Fi available onboard.
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