Train Travel

One of the most authentic ways to relive the Old West is traveling via train. On the Amtrak California Zephyr, you can ride the same route traveled by prospectors in the late 1800s. Docents from the Sacramento Railroad Museum ride the route from Sacramento to Reno daily, and are available to answer questions. The route into the Sierra Nevadas is memorable, especially if you book a sleeper car. Amtrak trains serve Sacramento and Davis from San Jose, Oakland, and Emeryville (Amtrak buses transport passengers from San Francisco's Ferry Building to Emeryville). Amtrak also runs trains and connecting motor coaches from the Central Valley.

Contacts

Amtrak. 401 I St., California, 95814. 800/872–7245; www.amtrak.com.