The California Zephyr heads downhill into the sun at Rocky, Colorado as it gets ready to enter Little Ten Curve while running on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

On March 15, 2015, Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train is passing milepost 19 at the west end of Rocky, Colorado. Leading the eastbound train is specially-painted “America’s Railroad Salu... (more)

AMTK No 119 leads its train through the Allegheny tunnel in Gallitzin, PA, bound for Pittsburgh. The Gallitzin tunnel was built in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, and later expanded to 2 track... (more)

Decided to set the alarm a bit early this morning and head east of Denver to get a shot of the westbound Zephyr (with service now restored between Chicago and Denver). Set up for this shot at the ... (more)

Amtrak Adirondack is trekking north through the Richelieu River Valley with two private varnish in tow at sunset.

The California Zephyr runs through the signals at Carr, Colorado on the Greeley Sub after leaving Cheyenne, Wyoming. The rare diversion was to avoid damaged track from floods in Nebraska.

The California Zephyr runs past a reflecting puddle in Brighton, Colorado as it runs between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Denver due to flooding in Nebraska.

Amtrak 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, has just knocked down the semaphore signals in Levy, NM on its way towards Raton, NM. A thunderstorm popped up and it started to rain very heavily just as... (more)

Moments after getting settled in Roomette 9 in the 531 car on Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr, which was still waiting for an on time 2:00 p.m. departure within the dark confines of Chicago... (more)

Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Private varnish on the Moffat Road on this pleasant spring day near the Great Divide.

Rare Mileage on the Overland Route Rare mileage and Rolling under the famed Ex-Colorado & Southern BNSF Front Range Subdivision 126’ thru truss bridge Amtrak 5 has just left the Cheyen... (more)

Nebraska Overland Route Detour Not so rare as Cheyenne east, Amtrak 5 is dodging the beautiful spring shadows from receding fog banks south of Cheyenne, Wyoming at Carr, Colorado. Movi... (more)

A rare event yesterday saw the California Zephyr passing through Cheyenne, Wyoming and under the Colorado and Southern steel girder bridge. Heavy rains in Nebraska washed out the track on the nor... (more)

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen passing through Esperanza in Santa Ana Canyon with P42DC 203, the carrier's Operation Lifesaver (https://oli.org/) locomotive, on the headen... (more)

Due to severe flooding on BNSF's Akron subdivision the California Zephyr detoured over the UP. AMTK 27 & 158 are leading #6 on the Kearney subdivision.