An odd circumstance --- a Santa Fe GE B36-7 on the point of Amtrak No. 5 "California Zephyr" on the former D&RGW westbound out of Denver at Rocky, Colo. on Aug. 28, 1992.

With LMX GE unit 8531 on the point, BN's Train 196 from the Pacific Northwest to Texas waits in the clear at Fox Junction in Denver for Amtrak No. 5 west to clear on Aug. 19, 1992, back when Amtra... (more)

What's this?? Can anyone say why the top of Amtrak's Superliner dining car on Train 5, "California Zephyr," had the word PRESIDENT painted on it? Captured near Clay, Colo. west of Denver on t... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr emerges from the short Tunnel 29 alongside one of the gnarliest sections of South Boulder Creek.

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, leaves Clay, Colorado, on the climb up the Front Range of the Rockies on the morning of June 13, 2011. The mesa that Big 10 Curve is laid out on can be seen di... (more)

While Amtrak P42 99 prepares the day's California Zephyr, NS 65R passes with the Monongahela and Lackawanna heritage units on the point.

Springtime in the Rockies
Amtrak train No. 5, the California Zephyr, climbs up the 2 percent grade between Tunnels 8 and 10 west of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of June 8, 2013. ... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is about to encircle Big 10 Curve just west of Rocky, Colorado, on the morning of Memorial Day 2013. All the late winter and spring snow has nicely greened up the foot... (more)

Amtrak P42 162 leads the California Zephyr west past Belmont.

Not an easy shot to get to, but well worth it.

Amtrak No 5, the California Zephyr, passes through a cloud shadow at Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 25, 2011. “Phase III Heritage” No. 145 leads the tardy westbound train at 6:40 p.... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, traverses scenic Byers Canyon west of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, on March 22, 1997. A recent rock slide came down on the tracks at this location, taking ou... (more)

While sheep graze in a nearby meadow, Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 5 climbs west approaching Soldier Summit. My dad was with me on this railfan excursion and was sure that Amtrak and the R... (more)

Shots like this are why I love shooting in the Utah desert. The westbound Zephyr is moving along at 70 MPH just west of the siding of Desert. The Book Cliffs serve as a wonderful backdrop in the l... (more)

On a beautiful late Winter afternoon, the Ph. III heritage unit leads the Westbound California Zephyr down Donner Pass.