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Thanks. I think I'll drop idea of catching the Empire Builder, and instead take the Texas Eagle to St. Louis, if I have time. How does one find out which railway company owns a particular line the Amtrak train is running, say between Topeka and Santa Fe? Manoj

Hello everyone. Thanks a lot for the replies. My first stop --- for two days --- is Santa Fe, NM, and ABQ. Another two days around the Grand Canyon, incl a trip on the GC Railway from WMJ. One day in LAX, then catch 12 Starlight to EMY. Three or four days there; then catch 6 Zephyr to Chicago...

Fellow travellers, I am a small-time gricer from India, living in Lawrence, KS, and a newbie here. I am setting out on a fortnight-long trip of the west from Lawrence in 3 Southwest Chief later this month. Could someone tell me what the interesting railway curios I should be looking for are? I...