Mountains and Prairie by train
2 trains pass named mountains and prairie 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 mountains and prairie | Count | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire BuilderChicago Union Station to Seattle | Gassman Coulee trestle, Milk River and the Bear's Paw Mountains, Glacier National Park and Marias Pass, Flathead Tunnel, Cascade Tunnel and the Skykomish River | 5 | 46 h 24 m |
| 2 | Texas EagleChicago Union Station to San Antonio | Ozark foothills, Ouachita foothills, Blackland Prairie and the edge of the Hill Country | 3 | 32 h 36 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.