Enjoy the scenery as you depart the Windy City, then race past farms, the Great Plains, over the southern Rockies, and on through the Great Southwest before your arrival in the "City of Angels". Sample dinner in the diner, the sightseer lounge, and your own private bedroom! You'll visit 8 exciting steam and diesel tourist railroads, plus see such nearby attractions as Abilene's Dwight D.Eisenhower Museum, historic Dodge City, and a brief visit to old Santa Fe. And of course, we pause for a visit to the Grand Canyon, one of the highlights of any trip aboard the Chief.

Tourist railroads covered: Abilene and Smoky Valley Railroad, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), Santa Fe Southern, Verde Canyon Railroad, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Knott's Berry Farm Railroad, Angel's Flight Railway, and the American Orient Express.

Along the way visit the following steam and diesel tourist railroads: Strasburg Railroad, Potomac Eagle, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad, Ohio Central, Boone & Scenic Valley, Omaha Zoo Railroad, Durango & Silverton, Heber valley, Virginia & Truckee, Napa Valley Wine Train, Roaring Camp & Big Trees, and Santa Cruz Trees & Pacific.

States covered include Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California.

Included are "The Heartland" which features a cross country Amtrak trip from Washington to San Francisco, "The West Coast" which takes you from San Diego to Seattle, "Winter Wonderland" which features a run through the New River Gorge after a heavy snow, andd "Route of the Southwest Chief" which showcases this famous Amtrak train.

Visit over 25 of Americas most historic railroad sites.