Traveling between Emeryville, CA and Reno, NV on Amtrak

Sometime during or after my friend Jay's last visit out to see me in Dec. of 2018, when we took the "Capitol Corridor" from San Jose to Sacramento and return, to visit the California State Railroad Museum, an idea was hatched to ride the "California Zephyr" from Emeryville to Chicago.
We were booked to ride on March 1st, with the original plans being to take the "Capitol Corridor" from San Jose to Emeryville, where we'd transfer to the "California Zephyr" to Naperville, IL. However, just a few days before the trip, an avalanche near Truckee, CA, forced the "California Zephyr" to originate and terminate in Reno, NV for several days, including the day we rode. So, we ended up having my mother drive us to Emeryville, CA, where we boarded a "Capitol Corridor" train to Sacramento. At Sacramento, we were put on an Amtrak Thruway bus (which was better than I initially thought it would be) to Reno, where we'd board the "California Zephyr".

[@SS-fw7wp]

Very interesting, didn’t even know a train can take you to Reno from where I live. Really nice video. Thank you

[@robertsilva8097]

Thank you for the Great video

[@danmathers141]

Coach car is going backward.

[@ryanridder4576]

Wow, what a trip! Interesting fact about the Reno train station, it wasn’t always down below in the trench where the trains run under the streets like it is now, before the trench was complete in late 2005 they used to run trains at ground level through the streets!

[@Sandisiouxx]

How long was the whole trip?

[@airplaneguy1566]

2:25 I was there today putting coins on the tracks and trains crushing them.

[@darrellwilcox6069]

I feel like I did the last time riding to Reno.

[@ricardomunguia1]

Is it worth it?