Originally Posted by
nerd
Empire Builder is the better value how?
I mean, they cost the same amount of points, and when it comes to scenery it is totally a matter of opinion.
Better onboard experience on the Empire Builder? The trip is shorter?
The scenery of the upper Mississippi with the Bald Eagles flying over, The beauty of the national parks. The onboard service with the nice little amenity bags and the wine and cheese sampling where they gave most of us a bottle of wine at the end. The champagne and Cider that we got after departure was a plus as well. The Coast Starlight trip is spectacular as well with the scenery and the Pacific Parlor cars.
The Zephyr has the Colorado river run for 12 +- hours which is spectacular but I think the Empire Builder and Coast Starlight is the better value both scenery wise and amenity wise. If you do the Zephyr to LAX and fly home you miss the Coast Starlight