The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 snakes through the scenic Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon. Nov. 1974

The Silver Sky dome observation car trails the Rio Grande Zephyr through Springville on a misty October morning in 1974.

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 departs Thistle on its daylong journey from Salt Lake City to Denver. Nov. 2, 1975

The conductor of a work train gives the Rio Grande Zephyr a roll by at Soldier Summit the morning of Nov. 2, 1975.

The Rio Grande Zephyr dashes through fresh snow at Soldier Summit on Nov. 30, 1975.

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 arrives at Provo the morning of July 6, 1975.

The Rio Grande Zephyr train No. 18 departs Provo station for Spanish Fork Canyon, Soldier Summit, Price Canyon and points east. Scanned from a Kodak Plus-X negative exposed through a 35mm Canon FT... (more)

Members of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club await the arrival of the Rio Grande Zephyr at Provo station. Scanned from a Kodak Plus-X negative exposed through a 35mm Canon FT camera. Sept. 1975

Coming home for the last time --- as the sun was setting D&RGW's "Rio Grande Zephyr" Train 18 was arguably in one of the route's most popular locations --- Glenwood Canyon --- after departing Glen... (more)

One of my first Kodachrome images captures the Rio Grande Zephyr, train No. 18, curving through Thistle as viewed from the Highway 89 bridge on the east edge of town. The picture was shot with my ... (more)

The D&RGW ran an expanded Rio Grande Zephyr consist on February 25-26, 1978 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Moffat Tunnel. Management determined the trio of F9s were insuff... (more)

The RGZ just arriving at Provo on its morning run eastbound. DRGW 5771,5762,5763 have came to a stop and will pick up a few passengers before proceeding over Soldier Summit.

The sun is high in the sky already on this beautiful summer morning as DRGW 5771,5762,5763 lead the 8 cars of train 18 near Soldier Summit.

The eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr passes high above some weird silver contraptions at Detour on the way up to Soldier Summit, in October 1981.

With one mountain climb completed, its time for eastbound Rio Grande Zephyr to stretch the legs across the Utah Desert - the chase from Narrows is over and this shot at Woodside is the last before... (more)