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A tour of the California Zephyr – STRAYLIGHT Travel

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As I would be leaving and re-joining the Zephyr at several stops along its epic route, I was able to book individual legs into whatever class of travel seemed most appropriate. In particular, I saved some money by settling for a coach seat on the shorter daytime stretches – which I then used to upgrade longer runs from my usual roomette to a family bedroom. Of course, there’s more to these trains than where you sit / sleep; so here’s a tour of everything I experienced onboard! The California Zephyr is a ‘superliner’ service, which means all passenger cars are double-decker. It’s only possible to move between cars on the upper level, which is where the majority of passengers will travel – but there are both sleeper accommodation and coach seats on the lower level alongside bathrooms and luggage storage. I’ve never figured out how to select a particular spot – for the roomettes an assignment is made at booking, whilst in coach it’s when you board. The family bedroom, at least, is predict

As I would be leaving and re-joining the Zephyr at several stops along its epic route, I was able to book individual legs into whatever class of travel seemed most appropriate. In particular, I saved some money by settling for a coach seat on the shorter daytime stretches – which I then used to upgrade longer runs from my usual roomette to a family bedroom. Of course, there’s more to these trains than where you sit / sleep; so here’s a tour of everything I experienced onboard! The California Zephyr is a ‘superliner’ service, which means all passenger cars are doub

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