After leaving Denver, Colorado the California Zephyr runs towards Tunnel #29 at Pinecliffe in the Rocky Mountains.

Temps are freezing and the Amtrak Winter Park Express kicks up the snow as it runs through Leyden, Colorado at sunrise.

Amtrak's "Phase I Heritage" unit, P42DC 156, sits in Washington DC's Union Station. By June 2021 this locomotive was im storage, replaced by P42DC 161, which got repainted in the Phase ... (more)

Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver #203 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr towards Roggen, Colorado as a colorful sunrise glows on the Brush Sub.

It's April and snow is falling in Denver as the California Zephyr with Operation Lifesaver #203 (P42DC) on lead runs over the South Platte River in the Denver Yard.

The California Zephyr runs towards Big Ten Curve as it climbs the 2% grade towards the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

San Diego-bound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner 566 has P42DC 198 on the point (rather than the usual SC-44), and its six cars are also a bit unusual, as only half are technically Surfliner... (more)

Fog wafts off Barr Lake as the California Zephyr runs through at sunrise on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr with the lead motor in Phase VII paint runs through Little Ten Curve as it begins the climb into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Amtrak engine #187 (P42DC) in Phase VII paint leads the California Zephyr #5 train up the 2% grade to Big Ten Curve in Rocky, Colorado.

Ethan Allen Express northbound with P42DC 116 on the rear.

Well, always hold out hope. The Chargers have not quite sealed the deal in Silver Service. Not only are the P42's not going away, they are being repainted!

Amtrak’s southbound Adirondack, Train 68, departs Montreal’s Central Station on the elevated tracks alongside Boulevard Robert-Bourassa. P42DC no. 104 leads the usual consist of Amfleet cars, ... (more)

Spring Morning Light Just right. The BNSF daily makes life great at the Great Divide.

Range Rolling mountain valley so characteristic of the west slope.