In a scene that's become all too familiar this Winter, Amtrak 135 leads the eastbound "California Zephyr" through the S-Curves at Yuba Pass.

Rounding the curve and headstrong into a harsh Sierra Blizzard, Amtrak's Eastbound California Zephyr rolls through Yuba Pass.

Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 speeds east across the ex D&RGW near Thompson, UT with a few friendly toots of the horn from the engineer. Next stop is Grand Junction,CO with an eventual destination... (more)

As the afternoon light quickly disappears over Emigrant Gap, SPMW 209, one of Southern Pacific's original rotary snow plows, sits quietly with its rear-marker lights on and its respective B-unit i... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr rolls through Thompson,UT mid-cloud bombing

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, crosses over McDonald Creek at the base of imposing Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on July 18, 1990. Four EMD F40PHs haul the 16-car train wes... (more)

The last rays of sunshine peak through the forest, illuminating the stainless steel superliner cars on Amtrak's California Zephyr. This train is running a couple hours late as it approaches... (more)

Amtrak #6 is just beginning the steepest part of its descent to its next stop at Helper, Utah, 13 miles east of here. This is Kyune and the 2.4% grade is just ahead. I was standing in a waist deep... (more)

I wanted to back up a little further from the tracks for this shot but could not. The private road behind me was not plowed and high snow berms created by plowing out the public road crossing dire... (more)

Amtrak #6, led by #42, the Veteran's unit, cruises downgrade, curving around the thin vertical sandstone slab called Castlegate. This is the site of an abandoned and now nonexistent coal mining ca... (more)

Amtrak #6 is slowing to a stop in front of the Union Pacific yard office in Helper, Utah. #6 will pick up 3 passengers here today in spite of being 8 hours late. Lead unit #42, the Veterans unit, ... (more)

The Veterans and Phase 1 engines lead the westbound California Zephyr along the Colorado River at Burns, CO.

The westbound California Zephyr winds through Gore Canyon with the Veterans and Phase 1 teamed up.

As the final trace of daylight saturates the lingering clouds over the summit of the high Sierra Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr passes through Soda Springs, just west of Norden. Even running... (more)

The California Zephyr, passes through Thistle, Utah. This is near the site, where a mudslide occurred, in 1983. The landslide, dammed up there river, creating a lake, which wiped out the railroad... (more)