On my first visit to northern California, in late April 1971, I rode Southern Pacific train 99, the Coast Daylight, to San Francisco, got bussed across the Bay to Oakland, and rode SP train... (more)

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, rolls along the Colorado River as it exits Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on September 16, 2021.

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Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary locomotive No. 160, painted in snazzy “heritage” colors, leads the westbound California Zephyr at Coal Creek Canyon approachin... (more)

Led by a matched pair of GE P42DCs, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr begins its journey through the Rocky Mountains on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The eight-car passenger trai... (more)

Somewhat unusual at this late date is Amtrak GE P40DC No. 816 leading the California Zephyr. The train has just arrived after its long trip from the west coast at Chicago Union Station on May 17, ... (more)

Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Private varnish on the Moffat Road on this pleasant spring day near the Great Divide.

Rare Mileage on the Overland Route Rare mileage and Rolling under the famed Ex-Colorado & Southern BNSF Front Range Subdivision 126’ thru truss bridge Amtrak 5 has just left the Cheyen... (more)

Nebraska Overland Route Detour Not so rare as Cheyenne east, Amtrak 5 is dodging the beautiful spring shadows from receding fog banks south of Cheyenne, Wyoming at Carr, Colorado. Movi... (more)

Amtrak 164 has recently debuted in "Phase IV" colors, replacing 184 as the Phase IV heritage unit. I was lucky enough to capture 164 on its very first assignment in the new colors, which was the C... (more)

Amtrak's newest heritage unit, the 164, leads the California Zephyr West into Aurora.

Fresh Paint Westbound 5 climbs the tunnel district at Crescent, CO with 164’s first run with new Heritage Paint.

High Plains Morning Amtrak 5 whips up the dust through Keenesburg, CO

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon between Shale and Utaline, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 23, 2021. The Sightseer Lounge would be a ... (more)

Framed by the graceful stone arches of the station at Stone Avenue in La Grange, Illinois, is Amtrak’s California Zephyr speeding west on April 19, 2009.

Amtrak 171 departs Burlington with the Westbound California Zephyr and passes one of the old warehouses in town.