Travel in Amtrak

American trains are not the fastest in the world. They also severely lack the network of tracks necessary for people to ditch their cars or forego flying to rely on them entirely for their domestic travel needs.

Connecting San Diego with San Luis Obispo, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner weaves along 351 miles of golden California coastline. Although possible to get from A to B over the course of a day, breaking the route down lets you mix and match Southern and Central California’s finest cities, hiking trails, beaches, wineries, and amusement parks. Working northwards, these dreamy Airbnbs along Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner train route will inspire you to swap the highway for the railroad.

Chugging through 11 states and 55 stations on the East Coast, Amtrak’s Silver Service/Palmetto route unites the Silver Meteor, the Silver Star, and the Palmetto trains. This scenic passageway calls in at riveting Northeast cities and dips into Deep South history before terminating near Florida’s subtropical beaches and wetlands.

Amtrak is making it easier to travel up and down the East Coast with a flash sale on its Acela business class trains.

Amtrak temporarily suspended service along the popular Northeast Corridor and more than 1,000 flights were delayed across the United States on Monday as severe flash flooding hit the East Coast.