Allensworth Black History Month Celebration! Allensworth is the only town in California that was founded, funded, built, and governed exclusively by African Americans. Its leading spirit, Lt. Col. Allen Allensworth, escaped slavery in Kentucky, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and migrated West after Emancipation. Settling in Los Angeles, he built a …
Visit Yosemite this Winter with ASJ’s Flash Sale 2020 Winter is officially here and that means it’s time to hit the slopes in Yosemite! The majestic national park is a wondrous destination for winter activities, including downhill, cross-country, backcountry skiing and snowboarding. Select from 10 ski runs on the downhill slopes, and 90 miles of …
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Win a Free Trip to BottleRock Napa Valley Get ready for BottleRock Napa Valley this year during Memorial Day weekend, May 22 – May 24! The three-day music festival in Northern California’s Napa Valley will boast top musicians on five music stages and a culinary stage with one-of-a-kind culinary and celebrity mashups. Starting on Monday, …
Starting the New Year on the Right Track Happy New Year! How’s your list of New Year’s resolutions coming along? If you’re looking for ideas, how about adding train travel to your list? Traveling by train might seem unconventional, but that’s part of the charm – and if you’re in California, it’s certainly achievable! With …
Holiday/Christmas Events Along the Corridor As the sun sets earlier on the west and the trees begin to become bare, winter is near, and all the children begin to cheer. Holiday feelings percolate the air, activities are endless, we swear. Let your holiday adventure begin on the Amtrak San Joaquins train where you will always …
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Ride the Train with Santa There are books about children getting on trains and riding to the North Pole with Santa, but that sort of thing doesn’t exist in real life… or does it? We’ve learned that for one day only – Sunday, December 22nd – Santa Claus himself will board a very special Amtrak San …
Fright Fest! Fright Fest at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom will haunt you until next Halloween! During 19 days and nights of spooktacular terror, the park will be succumbed to your worst nightmares and transformed into a terrorizing, haunted venue. Only the bravest can endure the multiple haunted houses and their frightening labyrinths. If you’re …
New Fall Café Car Menu Items! Fall is in the air and Amtrak San Joaquins is excited to feature a few new menu items at the café car. The café car will now be carrying for a limited time, a pastrami, swiss cheese and rye sandwich, maple & brown sugar instant oatmeal, lemon loaf …
Start your Aftershock adventure on the train! California’s largest rock music festival, Aftershock, is taking over Sacramento from Friday, October 11th – Sunday, October 13th at Discovery Park. This year’s event will be welcoming more than 90,000 attendees along with performances from top acts and up-and-coming bands from across the rock music spectrum. Enjoy …
Big Fresno Fair There’s a lot to look forward to during the month of October in the San Joaquin Valley. The weather starts to cool down, Halloween is just around the corner and the Valley’s largest annual event brings more than 600,000 people together—The Big Fresno Fair. To get to the Fair, all you have …
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