Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, is passing the detector at mile 113.2 and is approaching Tunnel 39 west of Azure, Colorado, on November 1, 2012.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr crosses McDonald Creek under the imposing cliff of Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009. This portion of this former Rio Grande route is al... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, approaches Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on June 13, 2011. Leading the westbound train is Amtrak “Heritage” P42DC No. 145 in Amtrak’s “Phase 3�... (more)

Approaching Little Gore Canyon
Westbound Amtrak No. 5 is nearing the east portal of the 294-foot Tunnel 39 and is about to enter Little Gore Canyon, Colorado, on November 1, 2012. Gore ... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr, train No. 5, glides through the snow at Kings Crossing west of Winter Park, Colorado, on a snowy January 3, 2004.

Late day shadows are ascending up the steep canyon walls of spectacular Ruby Canyon east of Utaline, Colorado, on August 4, 1996. A late-running Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, cruises along ... (more)

A view looking straight down over the edge of the cliff at Pinecliffe, CO., of Zephyr #5 heading west over South Bolder Creek.

AMTK units 150 & 151 lead Zephyr #5 as they charge up the grade about to enter Tunnel 1. Shortly before this, the train was struggling to get up the grade at the Big Ten Curve, with two stacks of... (more)

On November 1, 2012, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, is seen just moments after leaving Azure, Colorado. A silver signal box at the west end of Azure siding can be seen, and Amtrak is already... (more)

Amtrak 168 leads the California Zephyr west through Downers Grove.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is westbound in the Rio Grande’s Tunnel District east of Crescent, Colorado, on July 16, 1990. The train is passing through Tunnel 14, with the locomotives about to ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr catches some late evening light climbing Thompson Hill east of Thompson, Utah, on July 7, 1988. The old narrow gauge right-of way used when the route was fir... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, gets serviced during the station stop at Denver, Colorado, on October 14, 2012. This included getting the front windows washed on P42DC No. 134. Denver Union S... (more)

During Amtrak No. 5’s station stop at the temporary depot across from Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, an Amtrak baggageman unloads some packages from the baggage car on the morning of October 1... (more)

During Amtrak No. 5’s station stop at the temporary depot across from Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, lead locomotive No. 134 needed to have a shattered mirror replaced. You have to be a somewh... (more)