Amtrak's California Zephyr rambles through the ghost town of Thistle, Utah on it's journey east to Chicago, Illinois.

Departing the confines of the Price Canyon area, Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 is less than a minute away from a scheduled stop at the former D&RGW depot at Helper, Utah.

A very tardy California Zephyr train #6 rambles east along Castle Gate in Utah's Price River Canyon.

Amtrak's California Zephyr is pictured at Echo Canyon on a scheduled detour along UP's Overland Route through Utah and Wyoming. While Union Pacific maintenance of way forces complete a major track... (more)

eastbound Amtrak train #6 California Zephyr at Price UT

Amtrak's California Zephyr is less than 1/2 a mile into Union Pacific's Green River Sub as passes through the small Utah community of Spring Glen. The California Zephyr runs parallel to the Book C... (more)

Climbing through the new alignment brought about by the landslip in 1983 which produced Thistle Lake, the California Zephyr continues its eastbound journey behind 298 and 234 in August 1985.

Amtrak 67 is seen leading the eastbound 'Califorina Zephyr' east of Cisco, Utah running only around an hour late - 12/09/2008

With a partial moon in the western sky, Amtrak's California Zephyr is five miles from it's regularly scheduled stop at Helper. A loaded coal hopper at Royal Road has been spotted here for several ... (more)

Back in the 1980's, it seemed the EMD F40PH locomotive would be around forever. The combined California Zephyr-Desert Wind-Pioneer train climbs Rio Grande's 2% grade through Detour on the way east... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 crosses from main #1 to main #2 at CP Colton, five miles east of Soldier Summit. Dispatcher #78 lined the little streamliner ahead of a Utah Railway coal empty.

Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 emerges from the Thistle Tunnels, headed east toward Chicago. These tunnels and track realignment were the result of a massive mudslide the shut down the D&RGW mainli... (more)

Framed by both the Book Cliffs and Wellington Canyon, Amtrak's California Zephyr accelerates to 70 mph, approaching Mounds. This train was running about 90 minutes behind the advertised on Friday ... (more)

On a gorgeous winter morning, the whistle of Amtrak's California Zephyr echos off the rugged Book Cliffs north of town. At right, a quad of UP EMD's (including D&RGW 5371) await service on the "Di... (more)

Passengers on this 4-hour late California Zephyr are treated to a somewhat rare daylight trip across the former DRGW Soldier Summit route as the train makes its way toward Denver and points... (more)