Sunrise #1 of a multi dawn wake up call for me to catch the California Zephyr with some vibrant colors!
Big 10 curve surrounded by the foothills and Rocky Mountains in the distance shows the great climb the California Zephyr has ahead.
Amtrak 151 pulls into Roanoke with the Phase ll heritage unit leading. The brick building behind the train is the old Norfolk and Western east end shops. That’s where the 611 and 1218 were bui... (more)
Amtrak 6 Going through big 10 heading east to Leyden.
The California Zephyr whips up the snow as it runs through Leyden, Colorado on its journey into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Amtrak engine #192 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Keenesburg, Colorado as the sunrise begins to break on the horizon.
Bumble bee on point!
With snow covering the Rocky Mountains in the background, the Southwest Chief runs through the S curves south of Trinidad, Colorado.
The California Zephyr runs around the base of Blue Mountain as it heads into Coal Creek Canyon.
Snow is falling over Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado as the California Zephyr runs through the cut leading up to Tunnel #1.
The SW Chief spits fire as it splits the semaphore at Wagon Mound, New Mexico.
Amtrak's Operation Life Saver #203 makes smoke from an unhappy turbo as it runs through Wagon Mound, New Mexico.
Amtrak engine #203 (Operation Life Saver P42DC) runs through Raton, New Mexico after leaving Trinidad, Colorado.
A Heritage Unit leads Amtrak 80 on the Clegg siding in Morrisville as the Piedmont train 73 they just met photobombs them further along the S curve.
Amtrak engine #203 (Operation Life Saver P42DC) runs towards Raton, New Mexico after leaving Trinidad, Colorado.
