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)

Westbound Zephyr departing Denver

Amtrak 5 speeds across the flats near Kremmling into the afternoon sun. In just a few miles the scenery will change dramatically as the California Zephyr enters the dramatic Gore Canyon, with its ... (more)

The westbound Amtrak California Zephyr zips westbound through the outskirts of Kremmling between the scenic Byers and Gore Canyons.

The meandering headwaters of the Colorado River create a break in the fall colors through which we see the westbound California Zephyr heading out of Granby toward the spectacular Byers and Gore C... (more)

#5 highballs west at Plano.

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, passes Rocky siding on the afternoon of October 23, 2011. Three levels of track can be seen here, and Amtrak will negotiate them all within a few minutes. The ... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, finishes encircling Big 10 Curve and approaches the east switch of Clay siding on the afternoon of October 23, 2011. This long 10° curve uses a mesa and 2 per... (more)

Late autumn snow
Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, approaches Tunnel 1 just east of Plainview, Colorado, on the snowy day of November 30, 2006.