Overlooked train route highlights the best of California in just 3 hours

Forget white-knuckling through California’s infamous highway traffic.

For travelers looking to soak in some of Northern California’s best scenery without the roadside rage, there’s an underrated rail hack: Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor.

Stretching roughly 170 miles from Auburn down to San Jose, the route whisks passengers between bustling cities, Gold Country, and waterfront scenery in just over three hours — connecting 18 stations and serving over a million people a year.

The route was recently spotlighted as an overlooked rail adventure, pointing to a trip packed with everything from Gold Rush history and rolling farmland to striking views of San…

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