The MOST SCENIC TRAINS in North America (2025 Guide)

Watch this video to see the 5 Most Scenic Trains in North America. This video will give you everything you need to know to start planning your ultimate North American Rail Adventure! We’ve been lucky enough to travel across North America by train many times on many different routes. Take advantage of the experiences we’ve had to find your perfect train trip across the USA. But don’t take our word for it, watch this ultimate rail trip video to decide for yourself! We’ll even give you a sense for how much you’ll have to spend to experience each of these train trips across America. For the top two Sleeper Trains, we’ll even give you luxury train alternatives to get the best scenery without having to sleep onboard. Those alternatives are both from Rocky Mountaineer. You may want to try out the First Passage to the West or Rockies to Red Rocks. Looking for even more information about these amazing train trips? Here are links to longer videos about each train trip across America: Amtrak Empire Builder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teN-Y1wAu78&t=2s Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA43XvLwa2c Amtrak Coast Starlight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggC5N6GnqFg&t=28s Via Rail Canadian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQRJ1n8igG0 Rocky Mountaineer First Passage to the West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bx2_uGtFeo Amtrak California Zephyr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfgRp3Nz0WU&t=12s Rocky Mountaineer Rockies to Red Rocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b-cecHEfdU Looking for even more train videos? Here’s a whole playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQhp4hw0kFepS_ZVMUVMsf43z3FYjn4cc 0:00 Introduction 0:18 Amtrak Empire Builder 2:08 Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic 4:06 Amtrak Coast Starlight 5:25 Via Rail Canadian 7:31 Amtrak California Zephyr