Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, rushes past Pactolus Lake west of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on September 24, 2001. The largest building on the right is the former ice house that once wa... (more)

Amtrak No. 6 The eastbound California Zephyr highballs east out of the town of Palisades.

The southernmost foothills of the Rocky Mountains shine in the early morning sun as Amtrak's Southwest Chief negotiates the tight bends of the famed Raton Pass.

Amtrak P42DC's #198 & #193 sprint across the desert with the 'California Zephyr' between Green River and Helper.

Amtrak #5, the 'California Zephyr', highballs west through Crescent Junction Utah seen from a mile away atop a small hill. P42DC's #183 & #75 are in charge today as they speed towards their next s... (more)

Amtrak's Phase I heritage unit leads the westbound California Zephyr through Pinecliffe and on toward the Continental Divide

Amtrak's red nosed heritage engine ducks in and out of morning sun light as it leads the Eastbound California Zephyr in the red narrows.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr #6 is seen here rolling through the grey shale badlands at the base of Utah’s Book Cliffs. #6 is running 1’ 20” late this day.

With Amtrak's Phase 1 Heritage P42DC in the lead and the last Siemens ACS-64 delivery trailing, a 14 car California Zephyr glides through Wellington Canyon east of Wash on June 5, 2016.

With Amtrak's Phase 1 Heritage P42DC in the lead and the last Siemens ACS-64 delivery trailing, a 14 car California Zephyr curves through Spanish Fork Canyon just after sunrise on June 5, 2016.

Amtrak's Eastbound California Zephyr glides thru the curves at Kyune with 14 cars in tow and the phase I heritage engine leading.

The eastbound California Zephyr runs through a classic location on the former Rio Grande.

Amtraks California Zephyr comes into the small town of Helper,UT after its sprint across the desert from Green River

On a beautiful Spring morning, The California Zephyr, No. 6, charges westbound up the east slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Summit at Norden,

So, here I am sitting on a gray shale hill, all by myself before dawn, out in very rural eastern Utah. Cattle are bawling and a coyote runs across a field near me. I am waiting for Amtrak #6, the ... (more)