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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 11:45 pm
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wallaby
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Amtrak. You can sit back and watch the country roll past.

Shortest & most scenic: NYC-CHI (Lakeshore Limited) then CHI-EMY(California Zephyr).
A bit longer and also very scenic: NYC-CHI, CHI-SEA (Empire Builder) then SEA-EMY(Coast Starlight).
Another option after NYC-CHI is CHI-LAX (Southwest Chief) LAX-EMY (Coast Starlight).
Longest and probably least scenic NYC-NOL (Crescent) NOL-LAX (Sunset Limited) LAX-EMY Coast Starlight).
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