Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr, skirts the Bookcliffs east of Solitude, Utah, on the morning of March 5, 2012. Union Pacific was in the middle of replacing the signals on this section of the ... (more)

Amtrak #6, the eastbound California Zephyr, is pictured here rolling alongside the last green fields it will see for many miles as it enters the barren eastern Utah desert. The train has been fol... (more)

Running about eight hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr glides east through Spring Glen, Utah. The onboard passengers would have the misfortune of traversing the Colorado Moffat Rout... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, traverses scenic Byers Canyon west of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, on March 22, 1997. A recent rock slide came down on the tracks at this location, taking ou... (more)

Glenwood Springs is a very popular destination among Amtrak passengers. The hot springs pool, located across the Colorado River and I-70 from the depot, is a lot of fun any time of year! Here, a g... (more)

On a beautiful late Winter afternoon, the Ph. III heritage unit leads the Westbound California Zephyr down Donner Pass.

California Zephyr #5 skirts along the Carquinez Straits on a warm, spring day with the towering (no pun intended!) Carquinez Bridge in the backround.

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

The 'California Zephyr' accelerates westbound through the town of Burlington,IA.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr crossing Donner Pass on its way to Emeryville, CA, with connecting bus service to Oakland and San Francisco.

A pleasant October morning in 1995 finds Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 climbing east on the former D&RGW at Gilluly. SP dispatcher 78 has lined the train through the Gilluly center siding, c... (more)

Photographed on the Summer Solstice of 1986, Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 leans into a super elevated curve on Rio Grande's westward main track at Mapleton, Utah. The grade separated and le... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #5 glides west through the Green River Desert at Cedar, Utah.

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, approaches Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on June 13, 2011. Leading the westbound train is Amtrak “Heritage” P42DC No. 145 in Amtrak’s “Phase 3�... (more)