California Zephyr #5 rounds the sweeping curve just east of Pinecliffe, CO., AMTK 204 & 130 are leading the way and are about to enter Tunnel 29 on the Moffat route.
In a scene normally traversed at night and with mountains reminiscent of Glacier Park hundreds of miles to the north, a late-running California Zephyr is seen racing across the high desert on a pe... (more)
Morning haze has settled over downtown Denver, roughly 17 miles in the distance (as the crow flies), as Amtrak units 204 & 130 lead the California Zephyr into Coal Creek Canyon.
Usually the California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station early in the morning. On this day, due to weather delays coming from Chicago, the Zephyr left the Denver station six hours late. This af... (more)