Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr skirts the vertical sandstone cliffs the tower above the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon. The train has just passed stored hoppers in the siding at Utaline, Co... (more)

Dense wildfire smoke and a bright sunrise creates a glow around the California Zephyr as it runs towards Roggen, Colorado.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr makes a bee line out of Utaline, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through Ruby Canyon on June 24, 2021.

AMTK 17 and 2 sister locos head the California Zephyr, east of Truckee in 1998. What is the carriage immediately behind the locos?

The California Zephyr arrives at Keensburg, Colorado at sunrise.

The California Zephyr runs though West Keenesburg right at sunrise. The merlot-colored sky is due to the smoke from the numerous wildfires west of Colorado.

The California Zephyr #6 train departs Denver around 7:00 pm, in time to get a golden Colorado sunset shot as it heads towards Keenesburg, Colorado.

The California Zephyr was about an hour late this morning, making possible this Easter sunrise shot as the train approached Roggen, Colorado on its way to Denver.

A colorful Easter sunrise greets the crew and passengers of the California Zephyr as it runs through Roggen, Colorado on its way to Denver.

A hazy morning provides a sepia colored sky as AMTK 69 (P42DC) leads a triple headed California Zephyr through Keenesburg and towards Denver, Colorado.

Winter’s Early Arrival

Steady snowfall overnight left nearly a foot of fresh snow on Cescent, CO and most of the eastern slope of Colorado. 90 degree temperatures 36 hours pr... (more)

The riders of the California Zephyr are presented with a magical winter wonderland as the previous night's heavy snow blankets the trees and flatirons of Eldorado Mountain.

Following the Colorado River, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr sweeps through the big horseshoe bend at Dell, Colorado, on June 6, 1998. This scenic location is on the Dotsero Cutoff on Unio... (more)

Heavy snow is falling along the Colorado Front Range as the California Zephyr heads towards Tunnel #1 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Here is a profile of a P42DC of the California Zephyr. Sharp eyed foamers will note an airliner positioned underneath the engine - this is a plane landing at Denver International Airport off in t... (more)