Running around 90 minutes off schedule, the Portland section of the Empire Builder rolls through the Columbia River Gorge. The train is about 53 miles into its journey to Spokane, where it will be... (more)
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.
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)
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.
The California Zephyr is surrounded by RTD commuter rail catenaries as it backs into Denver's Union Station.
Amtrak 164 has recently debuted in "Phase IV" colors, replacing 184 as the Phase IV heritage unit. I was lucky enough to capture 164 on its very first assignment in the new colors, which was the C... (more)
Amtrak 377 leads the Empire Builder up Lake Hill on Milwaukee's south side in October of 1990. This is the ex-MILW C&M subdivision, now Soo Line in this shot.
Amtrak's newest heritage unit, the 164, leads the California Zephyr West into Aurora.
Fresh Paint Westbound 5 climbs the tunnel district at Crescent, CO with 164’s first run with new Heritage Paint.
Pepsi at my Favorite Spot Good looking unit hustling the westbound 5 nearly on time near the Moffat Tunnel.
The California Zephyr runs along the base of Blue Mountain as it heads up the Moffat Tunnel Sub.
In a rare occurrence, the California Zephyr 5 train with Amtrak engine 78 on point, meets a very late California Zephyr 6 train at Irondale, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs through the North Yard in Denver, Colorado.
The California Zephyr 6 train was 16 hours late getting to Colorado which meant the crews would have to be switched at Coal Creek Canyon. UP 5518 (C45ACCTE) was in the lead to help the train get ... (more)
