24 hours on the Coast Starlight, one of America's most scenic train routes
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Along the West Coast of the United States, 1,377 miles of railroad tracks run from Seattle to Los Angeles -- a route often named as one of the most beautiful train journeys in America.
(CNN) — Along the West Coast of the United States, 1,377 miles of railroad tracks run from Seattle to Los Angeles -- a route often named as one of the most beautiful train journeys in America.
The route, called the Coast Starlight, takes 35 hours in total to wind through Washington state, cross Oregon and snake down the California coastline. It's billed on Amtrak's website as "a grand west coast train adventure," and a quick Google search turns up a number of travel blogs and YouTube videos boasting picturesque scenery along the way.
After having been stuck in Hong Kong -- quarantine capital of the world -- for more than 20 months, I decided to give it a go in November.