The 11 Coolest Train Trips in the World

There's a reason driving up the Pacific Coast is one of America's most classic road trips — the dramatic beauty is unreal. Amtrak's Coast Starlight route hits all of the same highlights . . . and then some. Passengers will pass by Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, Oregon's Cascade mountains, the San Francisco Bay, and Mount Shasta and continue on along California's Pacific Coast Highway.