The best train ride in America runs through some of its most beautiful land and some of its richest Western history. Besides, this ride is a whole lot of fun; the kind of fun you can only get if you travel by train. That’s why it’s easy to predict no one ever forgets Amtrak’s 1,390-mile “Coast Starlight” that runs between two of the West’s most historic cities—Los Angeles, named by the conquistadors, and Seattle, named for a Native American chief. The beauty alone is worth the


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