The morning California Zephyr departs Denver's Union Station and heads to California.

The morning California Zephyr backs into Denver's Union Station as a commuter rail 'Train to the Plane' Hyundai Eagle heads to Denver International Airport.

The morning California Zephyr departs Denver's Union Station and the ever-changing skyline of lower downtown.

Amtrak's "California Zephyr" snaking its way through Cold Stream Canyon as it works its way up the east slope of Donner Pass. The California Wildfires smoke is markedly present in this photo.

Entering rugged and colorful Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, is Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr on August 4, 2014.

The second large move of new Viewliner II baggage cars out of CAF in Elmira, NY rolls NB past downtown Schenectady on the old D&H. The train consist was AMTK 172, Amcafe, 10 Viewliner II baggage c... (more)

Amtrak eastbound California Zephyr swings through a curve east of Radium, Colorado, on August 4, 2014.

The Empire Builder underway through the community of Saint Paul Park passing two minor landmarks on its way to Chicago, one being a crushed rock pile and the other is a full-grown tree. Th... (more)

The Empire Builder with the usual consist of P42's and stainless steel glides down short line hill along the Ayd Mill Road in St. Paul. This road was originally intended to continue to Int... (more)

Amtrak 42(21) heads east under the signal bridge at Cove behind a P42.

The southbound Crescent hustles along the scenic bayous of Louisiana moments before crossing Lake Pontchartrain just outside of the big easy.

Amtrak Empire Builder #7 continues along the Sound on its final destination in Seattle. The weather was blustery, but it was also nice and the engineer was already waving at me before I started to... (more)

Amtrak 7 blasts through Pewaukee on time as it heads west on CP Rails.

Amtrak 172 ducks the inbound Southwest Chief into the yard in Chicago, completing its trip.