Zach Fillmore, 22, a middle school teacher from the greater Boston area, took the Amtrak from Sacramento to Santa Clara on ...

Not everyone destined for the Super Bowl spent the night before in the Bay Area. Some were riding an Amtrak train to the game.

Amtrak recently added a 13th daily round trip to Los Angeles, hoping to bring in another million riders from San Diego as the state pours billions into rail and transit.