Let The Train Take The Strain,

was a once popular saying,

 and thanks to a brilliant train route devised by travel expert and blogger Derek Low, you can now really let that phrase happen, for just $213 you can travel 3,400 scenic miles from San Francisco to New York,

 you travel through cities like Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago, and New York, and features stunning views of the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada mountains, and more, this is how you can do it, for a little over $200, you can purchase one ticket for the direct California Zephyr and Lake Shore Limited routes,

or as Derek did you want to extend your trip and are willing to pay a bit more, you can follow Derek's lead, He paid $429 in 2011 for a 15-day rail pass, so that he could stop and spend some time in the cities he passed along the way, if you visit his blog site he takes you day by day across America on his incredible journey, building on that journey and fast forwarding to now, he also on the site can for a fee book tickets and make itineraries for you, and no I am not on commission, I just thought what a wonderful trip it would be.