The last rays of sunshine peak through the forest, illuminating the stainless steel superliner cars on Amtrak's California Zephyr. This train is running a couple hours late as it approaches the su... (more)

After receiving a few inches of fresh powder overnight, the Bear River Valley has been transformed into a winter wonderland. Passengers aboard Amtrak's California Zephyr get to take in these beaut... (more)

The western slope of the Rocky Mountains consists of tough, rugged terrain. Winding through this region is the UP Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. Trains traveling west out o Denver travel through this ... (more)

Running slightly behind schedule, the westbound California Zephyr follows the old D&RGW mainline along the Colorado River near Cameo. In the distance, the steep walls of the De Beque Canyon tower ... (more)

The Amtrak California Zephyr snakes along the banks of the Truckee River on a frigid winter morning. A winter day on Donner Pass is the only obstacle standing between this train and it's final sta... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr tackles the snow covered Sierra Nevada Mountains as it rolls along the frigid Truckee River at Boca. The high temperature on Donner Pass was in the mid 20s.

Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight train is running seven hours late as it approaches the Sacramento River Bridge near Tehama, California. The steel cross bars of this bridge are dated at 1929.

Amtrak 71 leads the AAPRCO Napa Valley Limited through the Feather River Canyon as it exits a natural tunnel west of Belden, California.

Only 14 hours late. Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight has experienced a series of setbacks which put the train running approximately 14 hours behind schedule. This delay made for a good o... (more)

Amtrak in the Feather River Canyon! Amtrak 11 was making just another ordinary trip south through Oregon when the news came in; a Union Pacific manifest train had derailed just north of Dun... (more)

Amtrak Across the Keddie Wye! Due to a derailment along UP's Shasta Route (just north of Dunsmuir), Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight was forced to detour via the Feather River Canyon and... (more)

Amtrak Detours Via the Feather River Canyon! Due to a derailment along UP's Shasta Route (just north of Dunsmuir), Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight was forced to detour via the Feather R... (more)

Amtrak 6 leads train #6! I was surprised to find Amtrak 6 on the point of the eastbound California Zephyr which happens to be train #6. Here the California Zephyr comes cruising along the shores o... (more)

On Thanksgiving Day, a late Amtrak Coast Starlight train comes flying along the UP Sacramento Subdivision just north of Del Paso. Usually, this train passes through here at night, but do to the de... (more)

A classy ending. Four of LARail's private cars bring up the rear of Amtrak's Coast Starlight train as it flies across West Bridge in Davis, California. These cars (from front to back) are t... (more)