▁Francisco . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁original ▁California ▁Ze ph yr ▁used ▁the ▁Fe ather ▁River ▁Route ▁as ▁its ▁path ▁through ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada , ▁and ▁served ▁different ▁cities ▁from ▁the ▁modern ▁iteration ▁west ▁of ▁W inn emu cca , ▁Nev ada . ▁Instead ▁of ▁passing ▁through ▁Ren o , ▁the ▁original ▁Ze ph yr ▁was ▁rout ed ▁via ▁Ger lach , ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁in ▁California ▁passed ▁through ▁Port ola , ▁O ro ville , ▁Sac r amento , ▁Stock ton ▁and ▁Ple as anton ▁before ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁the ▁Oak land ▁dep ot , ▁where ▁a ▁fer ry ▁service ▁was ▁available ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁The ▁Fe ather ▁River ▁Route ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁for ▁fre ight ; ▁however , ▁anyone ▁wish ing ▁to ▁see ▁this ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁route ▁must ▁now ▁use ▁State ▁Route ▁ 7 0 ▁which ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁track . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment ▁ ▁The ▁Bud d ▁Company ▁manufact ured ▁six ▁ten - car ▁train sets ; ▁three ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Bur ling ton , ▁two ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁and ▁one ▁to ▁the ▁Rio ▁Grande . ▁In ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁train ' s ▁sight see ing ▁schedule , ▁each ▁set ▁included ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁" V ista - Dom es " ▁( three ▁coach es , ▁a ▁d orm itory - l oun ge , ▁and ▁a ▁sle eper - observ ation ▁car ). ▁The ▁California ▁Ze ph yr ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁long - distance ▁train ▁to ▁carry ▁dom es