Amtrak #5 is drifting west down the ridge line at Emigrant Gap, beside interstate 80, toward Sacramento, CA. The clouds above scatter across the eastern skies and over the Tahoe National Forest of... (more)

In the late afternoon sunlight and scorching hot temperatures, Amtrak’s three hour late westbound California Zephyr rolls along the banks of the Colorado River at Shoshone Siding near Glenwood S... (more)

In the heat of the afternoon, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr snakes through the Rocky Mountains near Dotsero, CO on June 22nd, 2018.

An hour late out of Reno, Amtrak No. 5 the westbound California Zephyr, climbs uphill to the next stop in Truckee. From there the real work begins to gain the summit of the hill at Norden.

Westbound on time California Zephyr near Tunnel 1 on the Moffat Route.

On this day the morning California Zephyr was delayed 11 hours getting into Denver due to a derailment in the mid-west. That afforded the rare opportunity to get a shot of the westbound train wit... (more)

The California Zephyr makes the steep climb up to tunnel number 1 as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Notice one of the cars still carries the colorful Winter Park Ski Train wrap.

Running Late- California Zephyr flies through Mendota, IL after 10PM.

Snaking through the sinuous heart of Red Gorge along the Colorado River is Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, between Radium and Yarmony, Colorado, on November 7, 2012.

With some recent moisture, even the grasses on the front range mountains have started to turn green. On the afternoon of May 4, 2018, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends the trackage t... (more)

Following the Colorado River westbound, Amtrak’s California Zephyr passes through Yarmony, Colorado, on the sunny afternoon of June 26, 2003.

Amtrak 3 leads the California Zephyr westbound at Tunnel 29. This location is where the railroad exits South Boulder Canyon.

Amtrak 114 makes easy work of the 2% grade as it skips towards Tunnel One on the Moffat tunnel Subdivision. This tranquil and famous railman spot along the Front Range will soon be surrounded by h... (more)

As morning pushes toward midday, Amtrak No. 5, the San Francisco Zephyr, eases into Colfax, preparing to stop for passengers at the depot in this small town at 2,500 foot of elevation in the Sier... (more)

The California Zephyr travels through the foothills west of Denver on its way to California.