Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr, passes the Big 10 Curve windbreak on the afternoon of March 16, 2011. North metro Denver and Arvada is spread out in the background.

Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 rolls along the Truckee River at Glenshire after highballing Truckee.

Amtrak's Eastbound California Zephyr crosses the Butte Gulch on a warm Summer afternoon high in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

On May 29, 2011, Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr, cruises through Clay, Colorado, as a westbound UP coal empty waits patiently at Rocky siding below.

Cresting Thompson Hill
Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr glides around the big curved fill east of Thompson, Utah, on the morning of March 4, 2012.

On a snowy afternoon in Truckee, a private car brings up the rear of Amtrak No. 6.

Amtrak No. 6 crosses the ravine just west of Shed 10.

Amtrak No. 6 negotiates Cape Horn.

On a clear fall afternoon in the Sierras, Amtrak train No. 6 accelerates out of Truckee after picking up passengers. In the early part of their career, Amtrak placed its GE "Pepsi cans" on the Cal... (more)

Amtrak's San Francisco Zephyr hustles through pouring rain along the Truckee River just west of Boca. Amtrak often used an ex-SP FP7 or SD40/45 as lead helper on this train, but not on this partic... (more)

AMTK 156 skirts along the Truckee River leading the Eastbound California Zephyr.

A Rio Grande GP40-2 leads Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 east through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon.

Amtrak Train #6, the eastbound California Zephyr, exits the last tunnel it will encounter on the Moffat District. Ahead lies Big Ten Curves, after that it's smooth sailing for an on-time arrival i... (more)

The eastbound California Zephyr is actually heading nearly due west as it enters the horseshoe curve at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon, having just exited Tunnel 1 on the Moffat Sub. The tracks on... (more)

With a Rio Grande GP40-2 in the lead, Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 curves eastward through Price Canyon at Castle Gate, Utah.