Amtrak 7, the westbound Empire Builder, makes a station stop at Wisconsin Dells while the local wildlife looks on.

The California Zephyr is seen climbing up the east slope of Soilder Summit

The California Zephyr has just exited the Thistle Tunnels

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr pops out of the west Portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park on a bright, snowy day of February 8, 2019.

AMTK 11 leads the California Zephyr up the steep grade to Tunnel #1 and will soon pass through 31 tunnels as it winds its way through the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The morning California Zephyr out of Denver gets a late start heading into the Rocky Mountains, and as the train crosses Blue Mountain Drive you can see a railfan taking pics as it passes.

"The City of New Orleans" Train no. 59 had 8 extra single-level cars on it today as it traveled down to New Orleans. The single-level cars will be used for the Polar Express.

AMTK 11, a P42DC veteran, takes a short spin before being lined for one of the Redondo turntable's "whisker" tracks during its layover in Los Angeles between trips.

Having just arrived on one of Amtraks "Pacific Surfliner" trains, Amtrak P42DC no. 11 rests at the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego, CA as AMTK F59PHi no. 453 is fueled on the next t... (more)

The morning California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station and heads to California. Looks like they snagged a large tarp somewhere.

Bad weather back east has delayed the arrival of the morning California Zephyr, allowing for a mid-morning sunlit shot. Usually the train arrives in Denver at dawn.

Deep within the Rocky Mountains during a light snowfall, silence is interrupted as Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr races through Tolland Siding en route to the warmer state of California on J... (more)

Nearly six hours late due to the weather conditions back east, the California Zephyr has just passed through the Denver Yard and will back into Denver's Union Station.

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief splits a pair of intermediate semaphore signals located near Chapelle, NM as a thunderstorm brews overhead.

Having reached the summit of Glorieta Pass, running as advertised, Amtrak's Southwest Chief makes it's way out of Glorieta, NM on a beautifully stormy summer afternoon.