The Rio Grande Zephyr rolls through the passing siding at Plainview, Colorado as the snow blows around on the plains. Just ahead is the heart of the tunnel district on the former Denver & Salt La... (more)

The stainless steel flanks of Budd passenger cars mark the passage of the Rio Grande Zephyr near Springville on a stormy August evening in 1974.

Catching an off road business car on the Rio Grande Zephyr was rare to the extreme. A Union Pacific car was coupled just ahead of Rio Grande's Wilson McCarthy on train No. 17 the evening of Aug. 5... (more)

America’s sweetheart streamliner, the D&RGW’s Rio Grande Zephyr Train 17 glides along the Colorado River near Dell on May 16, 1970 just two weeks after the advent of Amtrak when D&RGW elected... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 17 rolls down the Mapleton Bench approaching Springville on May 17, 1976.

The Rio Grande Zephyr's conductor catches up on his paperwork en route to Salt Lake City from Denver. April 14, 1979

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 17 rolls through incredible Gore Canyon west of Kremmling, Colorado on April 14, 1979.

The D&RGW rostered a pair of Budd coaches named the 'Silver Pine' and the 'Silver Aspen' for use on the Rio Grande Zephyr trains. Restless riders await the departure of train No. 17 from Grand Jun... (more)

A view from a Vista Dome car on the Rio Grande Zephyr as train No. 17 charges west through the lonely Green River Desert meeting a mixed freight in a siding on April 14, 1979.

The D&RGW rostered a Budd dome/club car called the 'Silver Shop'. It was used infrequently on the Rio Grande Zephyr but did come in handy when the Silver Banquet dining car was down for repairs. R... (more)

With the lunch rush behind them, the Rio Grande Zephyr's dining car crew takes a well deserved break in the Silver Banquet.

The Rio Grande Zephyr's head chef keeps his cooks busy preparing delicious meals in the Silver Banquet dining car.

The Vista Dome offers riders spectacular 360 degree views as the Rio Grande Zephyr cruises west from Denver, Colorado to Salt Lake City, Utah. The train will soon duck under Interstate 70 and ente... (more)

Riders browse the dinner menu in the Rio Grande Zephyr's Silver Banquet dining car on April 14, 1979.