The California Zephyr has just finished negotiating the Big Ten and Little Ten curves and exits Clay Siding.
About an hour out of Salt Lake City, Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr approches Rio with nine cars for Chicago.
Finally the heavy snow begins to fall, sticking to everything around!
The California Zephyr heads east along the Colorado River at the base of such beautifully colored hills.
Eastbound California Zephyr getting around the hillside by the town of No Name (really!).
Amtrak's California Zephyr parallels Interstate 70 and the Colorado River on its way towards its next stop in Glenwood Springs.
Along the Colorado River, Amtrak Train 6 approaches Dotsero at just after 3pm.
Taken from car window - stuck in slow moving traffic
The California Zephyr is several hours late as it drops downgrade toward the stop at Helper, UT a few miles ahead.
We waited for three hours on this hillside overlooking Shed 10 on Donner Pass before any trains arrived.
