Mountains by train

16 trains pass named 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.

Mountains Pacific coast Atlantic coast Gulf coast Desert and canyon Big rivers Prairie Snow National parks Big cities Small towns Wine country Wildlife

45 routes, 520 stations, 44 route pages so far

Ranked by named stretches

Rank	Route	Named stretches for mountains	Count	Duration
1	California ZephyrChicago Union Station to Emeryville	Front Range and Moffat Tunnel, Fraser Canyon, Gore Canyon and the upper Colorado River, Castle Gate and Soldier Summit, Truckee River canyon, Donner Pass and the American River Canyon	6	52 h 57 m
2	Southwest ChiefChicago Union Station to Los Angeles	Raton Pass, Apache Canyon and Glorieta Pass, Ortiz and Sandia Mountains, Canyon Diablo and the San Francisco Peaks, Cajon Pass	5	43 h 57 m
3	Amtrak CascadesSeattle to Eugene	Commencement Bay and the Nisqually River, Mount St. Helens and the Cowlitz River, Columbia and Willamette crossings, Three Sisters	4	6 h 38 m
4	Coast StarlightSeattle to Los Angeles	Cascade crossing, Upper Klamath Lake, Mount Shasta, Cuesta Grade	4	35 h 16 m
5	Sunset LimitedNew Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles	Marfa and Paisano Pass, Rio Grande and the Florida Mountains, Peloncillo and Dragoon Mountains, Palm Springs windmills	4	45 h 35 m
6	CardinalChicago Union Station to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	New River Gorge, Greenbrier River and the Allegheny Tunnel, Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge	3	27 h 33 m
7	CrescentNew York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal	Blue Ridge foothills, Appalachian foothills, Chattahoochee River and Cheaha Mountain	3	32 h 12 m
8	Empire BuilderChicago Union Station to Seattle	Glacier National Park and Marias Pass, Flathead Tunnel, Cascade Tunnel and the Skykomish River	3	46 h 24 m
9	VermonterSt. Albans to Washington Union Station	Waterbury and the Green Mountains, Vermont countryside, Pioneer Valley	3	12 h 47 m
10	Texas EagleChicago Union Station to San Antonio	Ozark foothills, Ouachita foothills	2	32 h 36 m
11	Ethan Allen ExpressBurlington to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Green Mountains and Vermont farms	1	7 h 2 m
12	FloridianMiami to Chicago Union Station	Allegheny Mountains	1	46 h 40 m
13	Lake Shore LimitedChicago Union Station to Boston	The Berkshires and the Westfield River	1	22 h 2 m
14	Northeast RegionalRoanoke to Boston	Blue Ridge foothills	1	17 h 42 m
15	PennsylvanianPittsburgh to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station	Allegheny Mountains and the Horseshoe Curve	1	9 h 33 m
16	Valley FlyerGreenfield to New Haven	Pioneer Valley	1	2 h 55 m

How this ranking works: a route scores one point for each named stretch tagged with this 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.

Also see

Pacific coast4 trains, 6 stretches Atlantic coast1 train, 2 stretches Gulf coast3 trains, 5 stretches Desert and canyon3 trains, 17 stretches Big rivers31 trains, 83 stretches Prairie5 trains, 6 stretches Snow1 train, 1 stretch National parks3 trains, 5 stretches Big cities32 trains, 56 stretches Small towns1 train, 1 stretch Wine country8 trains, 9 stretches Wildlife8 trains, 13 stretches