Looking down on the main concourse of Denver Union Station on the morning of September 2, 2021. Amtrak’s ticket office is on the left side of the far doors that go to all tracks, with shops and ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves through 100-foot Tunnel 38 just east of Azure, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through craggy Gore Canyon on September 15, 2021.

This Union Pacific officer special came into Salt Lake on the 19th, and is supposed to head out on the 21st. Word on the street is it's heading to Denver. I fired off a shot from one of the overpa... (more)

The incredible depth of breathtaking Royal Gorge dwarfs a 16-car Royal Gorge Route Railroad passenger train as it negotiates tight, rocky confines along the Arkansas River near the old siding loca... (more)

The California Zephyr backs into Denver Union Station, passing between the jungle-like wires and catenaries that support the RTD commuter rail trains that also run to the station.

The California Zephyr exits tunnel 2 and heads towards tunnel 3 on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

A late Amtrak #6 'The California Zephyr' descends Soldier Summit near Kyune on a hot summer morning.

For the second day in a row, I was able to catch Amtrak in territory it shouldn't be seen in the daylight. Still out on the Western Pacific portion of the Zephyr route at first light. Even though ... (more)

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.

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

Chasing Amtrak out in open territory may not be the best idea. 45 miles from my previous photo. We end up getting to the same spot simultaneously. He had 79 mile per hour track-age, 34 of those mi... (more)

Foreign power leading, is just something we just don't get here on the UP in Utah. The problem is that anything that heads east of Ogden on the overland route is required to have cab controls. It ... (more)

For This Reward, Waking Up Early Is The Price. Not long after sunrise on Monday, July 27, 2020, Amtrak Train 6 (California Zephyr) snakes along the Price River throguh the abandoned town o... (more)

The eastbound Zephyr rolls east on the main at Eisele as it continues the journey east toward Denver and points beyond. Eisele is really the last place the eastbound Zephyr will skirt the front ra... (more)

The morning California Zephyr #5 makes the 180 degree turn in Coal Creek Canyon and starts its climb up to Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado.