Not a lot runs on the old DRGW mainline in the Utah Desert these days. A handful of manifests, maybe a coal train or two and the California Zephyr is about it in any given 24 hour period. That sai... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 departs the former D&RGW station at Helper, Utah. While the stable of locomotives includes Southern Pacific power, plenty of D&RGW SD40T-2s are on hand as a rem... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr breezes east along the D&RGW in Springville, Utah.

Curving through a lunar-like landscape approaching Floy, Utah, on August 4, 1996, is Amtrak’s California Zephyr. On the point of No. 6 this day is General Electric P40DC No. 822, with an EMD F40... (more)

A trio of new GE P42DCs lead Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 east through Spanish Fork Canyon at Mill Fork.

Amtrak's California Zephyr glides east through Spanish Fork Canyon at the foot of 10,685 ft. Mt. Loafer.

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 passes beneath the stern profile of 'Old Man Moe' in the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon. Moe's nickname was coined by veteran Utah railroad historian Vern J... (more)

Amtrak #6 rolls down the backside of Donner Pass on a fantastic Winter afternoon.

On New Year's Eve 1990, Amtrak ran one of the longest California Zephyr trains I've witnessed. A matched quartet of EMD F40PHs lead the 17 car train east through Gilluly on the Denver & Rio Grande... (more)

Running about 8-1/2 hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 heads east through Springville, Utah on Dec. 22, 1989.

With 11,749 ft. Mt. Timpanogos looming in the background, Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 roars east through Springville, Utah. Built by EMD in Dec. 1987, the 403 was one of the last new F40PH... (more)

A splendid June morning in 1986 finds Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 climbing east through Spanish Fork Canyon at Castilla. The private car 'Virginia City' was along for the ride on this beau... (more)

Mismatched GE power leads Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr, is eastbound between Yarmony and Radium along the scenic Colorado River. The shiny Superliner cars reflect the afternoon sun in the placid water of the river ... (more)

The signs of fall are quickly appearing at the higher elevations of Colorado's Moffat Route. The eastbound California Zephyr was on time as it sped out of Hot Sulfur Springs past a small stand of ... (more)