Wildlife by train
8 trains pass named 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 wildlife | Count | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empire BuilderChicago Union Station to Seattle | Upper Mississippi River, Milk River and the Bear's Paw Mountains, Glacier National Park and Marias Pass, Cascade Tunnel and the Skykomish River | 4 | 46 h 24 m |
| 2 | Lincoln Service Missouri River RunnerKansas City to Chicago Union Station | Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, Illinois and Michigan Canal to the Chicago skyline | 2 | 11 h 20 m |
| 3 | Sunset LimitedNew Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles | Bayou country, Rio Grande and the Florida Mountains | 2 | 45 h 35 m |
| 4 | BorealisChicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis | Lake Pepin and Red Wing | 1 | 7 h 31 m |
| 5 | City of New OrleansNew Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station | Lake Pontchartrain and the bayou | 1 | 19 h 30 m |
| 6 | Lake Shore LimitedChicago Union Station to Boston | The Berkshires and the Westfield River | 1 | 22 h 2 m |
| 7 | Lincoln ServiceSt. Louis to Chicago Union Station | Illinois and Michigan Canal to the Chicago skyline | 1 | 5 h 5 m |
| 8 | Missouri River RunnerSt. Louis to Kansas City | Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area | 1 | 5 h 40 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
Mountains16 trains, 43 stretchesPacific coast4 trains, 6 stretchesAtlantic coast1 train, 2 stretchesGulf coast3 trains, 5 stretchesDesert and canyon3 trains, 17 stretchesBig rivers31 trains, 83 stretchesPrairie5 trains, 6 stretchesSnow1 train, 1 stretchNational parks3 trains, 5 stretchesBig cities32 trains, 56 stretchesSmall towns1 train, 1 stretchWine country8 trains, 9 stretches