Passengers aboard Amtrak’s Coast Starlight, the famous long-distance train between Seattle and Los Angeles, head to the upper-level sightseer car for expansive views of the scenery. Through wide windows and skylights, they can watch the ocean, mountains and forests go by.
People riding from Klamath Falls in south-central Oregon over the nearly mile-high crest of the Cascade Range to Eugene can also learn the fascinating history of this challenging section.
About once a week, volunteer docents are onboard to explain that one of Amtrak’s steepest routes first transported passengers 100 years ago…