As morning pushes toward midday, Amtrak No. 5, the San Francisco Zephyr, eases into Colfax, preparing to stop for passengers at the depot in this small town at 2,500 foot of elevation in the Sier... (more)

On what will soon probably be her first train ride, parents of a young girl show her the train arriving at Fraser, Colorado, as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr drops off Winter Park hill on... (more)

Amtrak P40 816 leads the westbound California Zephyr through Hinsdale.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr makes its station stop at Grand Junction, Colorado, on the afternoon of February 5, 2018. On the rear of No. 5 this day is California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr approaches Tunnel 42 along the Colorado River just east of Radium, Colorado, on its trip west on the former Rio Grande route through the Rockies. The view is from an o... (more)

Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ski train, on the left, and the westbound California Zephyr sit on Track Nos. 5 and 4 at Denver Union Station and are reflected by the a glass atrium between the pla... (more)

Westbound Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, exits Glenwood Canyon on approach to the station stop in Glenwood Springs.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr stops briefly at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on the afternoon of February 5, 2018. Riding westbound on the trip through the Rocky Mountains is California Zephyr dome-o... (more)

California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” is seen on Track 4 at Denver Union Station and will soon to be added to Amtrak No. 5 making its station stop on the morning of February 5, ... (more)

About a half hour after departing the city of Denver seen looming above the plains in the background, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, sweeps around “Little 10 Curve” at Rocky, Colorado. R... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr winds through the barren landscape approaching Burns, CO.

The westbound California Zephyr, Amtrak 5, is dwarfed by the steep, slide-prone slopes as it exits the west end of Gore Canyon between Radium and Kremmling, CO.

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, passes the reflective water of Barr Lake at Barr, Colorado, on November 23, 2010. Tucked in behind the road power of GE P42DCs Nos. 56 and 64 is an A... (more)

Amtrak 197 leads the California Zephyr west through Brookfield

The California Zephyr blasting West in the last bit of Winter light.