The Westbound Amtrak California Zephyr, also known as train number 5 is seen heading West through Byers Canyon just outside Hot Sulphur Springs.

The Westbound Amtrak California Zephyr, also known as train number 5 is seen heading West through Byers Canyon just outside Hot Sulphur Springs.

The California Zephyr #5 runs towards Roggen, Colorado as a golden sunrise casts an orange glow.

The California Zephyr 5 train leaves the Denver skyline behind (in the upper right) and passes through Leyden, Colorado on its way up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Snow is falling in Denver, Colorado as the California Zephyr passes a waiting Union Pacific coal train and heads towards the Moffat Tunnel district.

Light snow is falling as the California Zephyr 5 train leaves Denver and heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak's California Zephyr has made its station stop at Green River continues its trip westward as the sun makes its final appearance above the horizon.

The California Zephyr gets going after the station stop at Ottumwa, now down 3'-41". Unfortunately, the BNSF held trains and delayed Amtrak into Ottumwa for the CP Passenger Train that was he... (more)

The engineer on #6 is on his the last few miles of his trip from Lincoln to Ottumwa on board Amtrak's California Zephyr. Here he passes the small town of Chillicothe on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub less t... (more)

A deepening of late day shadows envelops the Front Range mountains west of Denver, Colorado, on June 9, 2013, as Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr rolls through Eisele on a two percent descen... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr passes near Wellington as it nears its next station stop at Helper.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends on the two percent grade of the Moffat Tunnel route after rounding Big 10 Curve between Eisele and Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of May 4, 2018.... (more)

The California Zephyr leaves Rollinsville, Colorado after a crew change. Heavy snows in western Colorado resulted in the first crew timing out.

Some Colorado River rafters enjoy a shoreline lunch as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves overhead while negotiating Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, on June 20, 2023.

The California Zephyr runs east on a snowy Brush Sub towards Fort Morgan, Colorado.