10 Best Amtrak Vacations and Scenic Train Rides in North America

10. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

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9. Cass Scenic Railroad

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8. Alaska Railroad

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7. Rocky Mountaineer Rockies to the Red Rocks

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6. Rocky Mountaineer First Passage to the West

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5. Grand Canyon Railway

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4. Amtrak’s California Zephyr

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3. Amtrak’a Auto Train

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2. Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express

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1. Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner

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