Amtrak P42 134 highballs through Plano with the westbound California Zephyr.

Storm clouds build off in the distance as the westbound California Zephyr races across the Colorado desert near New Castle on former DRGW trackage.

Soon after sunrise, the crew of Amtrak's California Zephyr perform a running air test at Soldier Summit prior to a 25 mile descent (between 1.0-2.3%) eastward to Helper, Utah. This is my 600th pho... (more)

I decided to work this ancient peach truck into my photo as Amtrak's "California Zephyr" whisked by.

Back in the 1980's, it seemed the EMD F40PH locomotive would be around forever. The combined California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train climbs Rio Grande's 2% grade through Detour on the way east... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 crosses from main #1 to main #2 at CP Colton, five miles east of Soldier Summit. Dispatcher #78 lined the little streamliner ahead of a Utah Railway coal empty.

Framed by both the Book Cliffs and Wellington Canyon, Amtrak's California Zephyr accelerates to 70 mph, approaching Mounds. This train was running about 90 minutes behind the advertised on Friday ... (more)

After a long difficult climb - for the photographers - we are rewarded with this view of the eastbound California Zephyr. The scenery out here in the Utah desert is stark, and striking.

Westbound California Zephyr passes through Eckley, just east of Crockett enroute to Oakland.

On a gorgeous winter morning, the whistle of Amtrak's California Zephyr echos off the rugged Book Cliffs north of town. At right, a quad of UP EMD's (including D&RGW 5371) await service on the "Di... (more)

The California Zephyr flies along East of Cameron, IL

Amtrak P42s 186 and 60 hustle eastbound train #6, The California Zephyr, through the skiing community of Soda Springs, near the summit of Donner Pass. The train is already just over an hou... (more)

Passengers on this 4-hour late California Zephyr are treated to a somewhat rare daylight trip across the former DRGW Soldier Summit route as the train makes its way toward Denver and points... (more)

The California Zephyr (5) races past an ex-BN Geep, which is parked off in the small Congress Park yard.

With all the passengers onboard the eastbound California Zephyr, the conductor stands alone on the platform, waiting for the departure toward Chicago.