Amtrak’s California Zephyr threads 100-foot Tunnel 38 as it negotiates Gore Canyon approaching Azure, Colorado, on September 20, 2023. This scenic former Rio Grande main line is now Union Pacifi... (more)
Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr follows the Colorado River through rugged Gore Canyon as it approaches Azure, Colorado, on September 20, 2023. The train is about to enter 100-foot Tunnel 38... (more)
The position lights in the background were soon to fall, the JC Bair building behind the train would burn down shortly, and the P42 itself will likely be gone soon. Who'd have thought that the Pen... (more)
The California Zephyr leaves Denver Union Station and passes under the Park Avenue Viaduct on its way to the Moffat Tunnel sub and the Colroado Rocky Mountains.
Northbound Crescent is only 117 miles into the 1377 mile trip from New Orleans to New York City. The train departed New Orleans at 9:15, and is out of Hattiesburg now on time at 11:45. Here the tr... (more)
Amtrak 14, the northbound Coast Starlight, detoured via Soledad Canyon and Tehachapi due to track work on the Metrolink Ventura Sub. They're seen rolling to a stop at Ravenna, waiting to meet an e... (more)
The smoke has finally cleared, allowing for a lovely fall hike. Amtrak 28 rolls east along the mighty Columbia River and is seen from the Cape Horn Trail.
The evening California Zephyr leaves Denver's Union Station behind and passes under the Park Avenue Viaduct. It will jump on the Brush Sub line, which will take it to Fort Morgan, Colorado and th... (more)
Amtrak long route formation - No. 8 Empire Builder - comes to great Chicago, crossing the N Canal Street and enter to Union Station in dowtown Chicago. In background, Metra trains performing servi... (more)
Coast Starlight 14 on a rare appearance in daylight on the Pit River bridge - running almost 4hours late. I drove north to Dunsmuir after this photo and waited for this to arrive and capture video... (more)