Big cities and Mountains and Wildlife by train
2 trains pass named big cities and mountains and wildlife stretches with a cited source. Ranked by the number of those stretches; the stretch names and the direction and season each is in daylight are on the route pages.
MountainsPacific coastAtlantic coastGulf coastDesert and canyonBig riversPrairieSnowNational parksBig citiesSmall townsWine countryWildlife
45 routes, 520 stations, 44 route pages so far
Ranked by named stretches
| Rank | Route | Named stretches for big cities and mountains and wildlife | Count | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset LimitedNew Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles | Huey P. Long Bridge, Bayou country, Marfa and Paisano Pass, Rio Grande and the Florida Mountains, Peloncillo and Dragoon Mountains, Palm Springs windmills | 7 | 45 h 35 m |
| 2 | Lake Shore LimitedChicago Union Station to Boston | Chicago skyline and the Lake Michigan shore, The Berkshires and the Westfield River | 3 | 22 h 2 m |
How this ranking works: a route scores one point for each named stretch tagged with each selected interest and cited to an operator route guide or a National Park Service description. Routes without three cited stretches have no page and are not ranked. What counts as a named stretch.