Big rivers and Wine country by train
8 trains pass named big rivers and wine country 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.
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45 routes, 520 stations, 44 route pages so far
Ranked by named stretches
| Rank | Route | Named stretches for big rivers and wine country | Count | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maple LeafNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to Toronto | Hudson Highlands, Catskill and the Saugerties Lighthouse, Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley and the Erie Canal, Niagara Falls and the border crossing | 6 | 12 h 28 m |
| 2 | AdirondackMontreal Central to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Hudson Valley, Catskill and the Saugerties Lighthouse, Hudson Highlands | 4 | 11 h 5 m |
| 3 | Coast StarlightSeattle to Los Angeles | Columbia River crossing, Willamette Valley, Carquinez Strait and Suisun Bay, Salinas Valley | 4 | 35 h 16 m |
| 4 | Empire ServiceNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer | Hudson Highlands, Catskill and the Saugerties Lighthouse, Hudson Valley | 4 | 2 h 31 m |
| 5 | Ethan Allen ExpressBurlington to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station | Hudson Valley, Catskill and the Saugerties Lighthouse, Hudson Highlands | 4 | 7 h 2 m |
| 6 | Lincoln Service Missouri River RunnerKansas City to Chicago Union Station | Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Missouri River bluffs at Jefferson City, Hermann wine country, Mississippi River, Eads Bridge, and the Gateway Arch | 4 | 11 h 20 m |
| 7 | Amtrak CascadesSeattle to Eugene | Columbia River, Columbia and Willamette crossings, Willamette Valley | 3 | 6 h 38 m |
| 8 | Missouri River RunnerSt. Louis to Kansas City | Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Missouri River bluffs at Jefferson City, Hermann wine country | 3 | 5 h 40 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.