{"contract_version":"far-by-rail/journey-v1","generated_at":"2026-11-02T20:07:02.656Z","slug":"usa-by-train","entity_type":"country","title":"The United States by train","standfirst":"Two-night transcontinental routes, narrow-gauge steam in the mountains, and short excursion lines run for the view, the American catalogue divides by how long you are on board.","description":"Published US rail journeys grouped by kind: transcontinental Amtrak long-distance routes, narrow-gauge and steam heritage railways, scenic excursions in Alaska and the Rockies, and Acela high-speed services.","facet":{"kind":"country","slug":"united-states"},"indexable":true,"count":22,"groupings":[{"id":"long-distance","title":"Long-distance and overnight routes","note":"Scheduled trains crossing the country over one or more nights.","count":11,"journey_slugs":["acela-boston-washington","city-of-new-orleans","aurora-winter-train","california-zephyr","cardinal","coast-starlight","denali-star","empire-builder","rockies-to-the-red-rocks","southwest-chief","sunset-limited"]},{"id":"heritage","title":"Steam and narrow-gauge heritage","note":"Preserved mountain railways, mostly seasonal half-day returns.","count":7,"journey_slugs":["durango-silverton-narrow-gauge","white-pass-yukon-route","cumbres-toltec-scenic-railroad","grand-canyon-railway","mount-washington-cog-railway","napa-valley-wine-train","hurricane-turn-train"]},{"id":"excursion","title":"Scenic excursions","note":"Short rides run for the view, from Alaska's fjords to Napa's vineyards.","count":2,"journey_slugs":["alaska-coastal-classic","glacier-discovery-train"]},{"id":"more","title":"More American journeys","count":2,"journey_slugs":["adirondack","amtrak-cascades"]}],"journeys":[{"id":"a8734f1d-f9a2-4c8a-bfb7-3484f369f1b1","slug":"durango-silverton-narrow-gauge","name":"Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad","duration_minutes":210,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","heritage","steam","engineering"],"operator":{"slug":"durango-silverton-narrow-gauge-railroad","name":"Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/durango-silverton-narrow-gauge","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/durango-silverton-narrow-gauge.json"}},{"id":"bf8492a6-5e74-45aa-895f-ab2bb760d951","slug":"white-pass-yukon-route","name":"White Pass & Yukon Route from Skagway","duration_minutes":165,"countries":["united-states","canada"],"archetypes":["scenic","heritage","engineering","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"white-pass-yukon-route","name":"White Pass & Yukon Route"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/white-pass-yukon-route","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/white-pass-yukon-route.json"}},{"id":"29a86894-e5e4-445f-b978-8e9d4a9a8be3","slug":"acela-boston-washington","name":"Acela: Boston to Washington","duration_minutes":420,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["epic","high-speed"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/acela-boston-washington","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/acela-boston-washington.json"}},{"id":"f290f046-7f43-4ca5-b47f-dbd1dcdd7127","slug":"city-of-new-orleans","name":"City of New Orleans: Chicago to New Orleans","duration_minutes":1170,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","sleeper","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"overnight","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/city-of-new-orleans","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/city-of-new-orleans.json"}},{"id":"3537016e-1dd4-42c5-b402-563ba9e4295c","slug":"cumbres-toltec-scenic-railroad","name":"Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad","duration_minutes":465,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","heritage","steam","engineering"],"operator":{"slug":"cumbres-toltec-scenic-railroad","name":"Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/cumbres-toltec-scenic-railroad","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/cumbres-toltec-scenic-railroad.json"}},{"id":"147faf83-bf67-4632-b540-a68641705a16","slug":"grand-canyon-railway","name":"Grand Canyon Railway: Williams to the South Rim","duration_minutes":135,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","heritage","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"grand-canyon-railway","name":"Grand Canyon Railway"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/grand-canyon-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/grand-canyon-railway.json"}},{"id":"d619a74d-3c1b-4e7f-8551-4aec48132631","slug":"mount-washington-cog-railway","name":"Mount Washington Cog Railway","duration_minutes":180,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["heritage","steam","engineering","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"mount-washington-cog-railway","name":"Mount Washington Cog Railway"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/mount-washington-cog-railway","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/mount-washington-cog-railway.json"}},{"id":"ec6b6ca9-a944-4be5-a4cb-285bb5376509","slug":"napa-valley-wine-train","name":"Napa Valley Wine Train","duration_minutes":180,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["culinary","heritage","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"napa-valley-wine-train","name":"Napa Valley Wine Train"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/napa-valley-wine-train","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/napa-valley-wine-train.json"}},{"id":"0115a25b-51b0-4f93-86d0-f6c120eae454","slug":"adirondack","name":"Adirondack","duration_minutes":721,"countries":["united-states","canada"],"archetypes":["scenic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/adirondack","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/adirondack.json"}},{"id":"94a59ed3-d519-4a55-af26-dc97fe5732a6","slug":"amtrak-cascades","name":"Amtrak Cascades","duration_minutes":625,"countries":["united-states","canada"],"archetypes":["scenic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/amtrak-cascades","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/amtrak-cascades.json"}},{"id":"b55a76ed-7eee-4b65-89fd-bb977f8eba4d","slug":"aurora-winter-train","name":"Aurora Winter Train","duration_minutes":690,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"alaska-railroad","name":"Alaska Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/aurora-winter-train","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/aurora-winter-train.json"}},{"id":"8fe90fc1-1ceb-40cc-833a-99eff7a1c4e3","slug":"california-zephyr","name":"California Zephyr","duration_minutes":3134,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/california-zephyr","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/california-zephyr.json"}},{"id":"de1f8147-244e-4462-899f-d06d35f46350","slug":"cardinal","name":"Cardinal","duration_minutes":1648,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/cardinal","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/cardinal.json"}},{"id":"960302a6-0be8-4bb9-a0f5-7a5885a0d90c","slug":"coast-starlight","name":"Coast Starlight","duration_minutes":2116,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/coast-starlight","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/coast-starlight.json"}},{"id":"a85a7375-86b2-42cc-89c9-5631d886daab","slug":"alaska-coastal-classic","name":"Coastal Classic Train","duration_minutes":275,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"alaska-railroad","name":"Alaska Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/alaska-coastal-classic","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/alaska-coastal-classic.json"}},{"id":"0a776fae-df5d-40ed-a98a-db7ecb90308e","slug":"denali-star","name":"Denali Star Train","duration_minutes":720,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"alaska-railroad","name":"Alaska Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/denali-star","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/denali-star.json"}},{"id":"88db22b4-f42f-45be-b667-5ba04500bda8","slug":"empire-builder","name":"Empire Builder","duration_minutes":2760,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/empire-builder","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/empire-builder.json"}},{"id":"a3c77a3c-d872-4b11-a2a5-a2c99af3c4a2","slug":"glacier-discovery-train","name":"Glacier Discovery Train","duration_minutes":335,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"alaska-railroad","name":"Alaska Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/glacier-discovery-train","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/glacier-discovery-train.json"}},{"id":"bd5315cd-0f3a-4293-8079-44d1bfab1fab","slug":"hurricane-turn-train","name":"Hurricane Turn Train","duration_minutes":180,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","heritage","excursion"],"operator":{"slug":"alaska-railroad","name":"Alaska Railroad"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/hurricane-turn-train","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/hurricane-turn-train.json"}},{"id":"b8821ef0-2460-4aa1-bade-4563ed91ca4f","slug":"rockies-to-the-red-rocks","name":"Rockies to the Red Rocks","duration_minutes":2880,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","luxury","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"canyon-spirit","name":"Canyon Spirit"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/rockies-to-the-red-rocks","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/rockies-to-the-red-rocks.json"}},{"id":"dfe9cbe1-1d88-403c-86d7-d0e397a44c3c","slug":"southwest-chief","name":"Southwest Chief","duration_minutes":2460,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/southwest-chief","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/southwest-chief.json"}},{"id":"bf046bec-afe8-4508-aeb5-4aa83265c7e5","slug":"sunset-limited","name":"Sunset Limited","duration_minutes":2880,"countries":["united-states"],"archetypes":["scenic","epic"],"operator":{"slug":"amtrak","name":"Amtrak"},"overnight":"unknown","links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/experiences/sunset-limited","machine":"https://farbyrail.com/data/experiences/sunset-limited.json"}}],"semantics":{"membership":"Resolved live from the published catalogue, not a stored list.","groupings":"First matching grouping wins; unmatched members fall into the hub remainder grouping.","facts":"Journey facts, claim provenance and sources live on the per-journey record; nothing is aggregated or inferred here.","indexable":"Whether the human page is currently indexable under the catalogue-depth quality gate."},"links":{"human":"https://farbyrail.com/countries/united-states","index":"https://farbyrail.com/data/hubs.json"}}