Desert and canyon and Mountains by train
3 trains pass named desert and canyon and mountains 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 desert and canyon and mountains | Count | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset LimitedNew Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles | Big Bend country, Marfa and Paisano Pass, Rio Grande and the Florida Mountains, Continental Divide, Peloncillo and Dragoon Mountains, Davis-Monthan aircraft boneyard, Yuma dunes and the Colorado River, Palm Springs windmills | 12 | 45 h 35 m |
| 2 | California ZephyrChicago Union Station to Emeryville | Front Range and Moffat Tunnel, Fraser Canyon, Gore Canyon and the upper Colorado River, Glenwood Canyon, De Beque Canyon, Ruby Canyon, Castle Gate and Soldier Summit, Humboldt River desert, Truckee River canyon, Donner Pass and the American River Canyon | 11 | 52 h 57 m |
| 3 | Southwest ChiefChicago Union Station to Los Angeles | Raton Pass, Apache Canyon and Glorieta Pass, Ortiz and Sandia Mountains, Rio Grande, Continental Divide, and the red cliffs, Canyon Diablo and the San Francisco Peaks, Colorado River at Needles, Mojave Desert, Cajon Pass | 9 | 43 h 57 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.