Amtrak’s 50th anniversary locomotive painted in Heritage I colors, GE P42DC, No. 161, leads the eastbound California Zephyr into the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon between Plainview and Ei... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr has just exited Tunnel 1 at aptly-named Plainview, Colorado, late in the afternoon of March 22, 2024. Leading the train is recently-repainted GE P42DC No. 82... (more)

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, passes through 463-foot Tunnel 42 as it follows the Colorado River just east of Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 19, 2023.

An eastbound California Zephyr 6 train collided with a tanker truck carrying 10,000 gallons of milk and derailed in Weld County on Monday night, representatives of Amtrak and the Colorado State Pa... (more)

BIG TEN Amtrak 6 the California Zephyr descends the Rocky Mountains through Big Ten, Little Ten in Arena, and then Rocky and beyond to Leyden in this 753-second = 12.55 minute exposure... (more)

Sunrise #1 of a multi dawn wake up call for me to catch the California Zephyr with some vibrant colors!

Big 10 curve surrounded by the foothills and Rocky Mountains in the distance shows the great climb the California Zephyr has ahead.

Amtrak 6 Going through big 10 heading east to Leyden.

The California Zephyr has just completed its Green River stop and is now heading east toward Grand Junction (and eventually Chicago).

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr drops downgrade through Kyune, Utah, after surmounting Soldier Summit on the morning of February 8, 2005.

The Eastbound Amtrak train 6, the California Zephyr is seen passing through Winter Park, traveling to Denver from Glenwood Springs The aspen trees are at peak foliage during what locals call "... (more)

A deepening of late day shadows envelops the Front Range mountains west of Denver, Colorado, on June 9, 2013, as Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr rolls through Eisele on a two percent descen... (more)

Bringing up the rear of Amtrak’s 10-car California Zephyr is heavyweight private car Santa Fe No. 33, the “Redwood Empire,” built by Pullman in 1923 for the Santa Fe as business car No. 33. ... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends on the two percent grade of the Moffat Tunnel route after rounding Big 10 Curve between Eisele and Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of May 4, 2018.... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr has just passed through 463-foot Tunnel 42 as it follows the Colorado River just east of Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 19, 2023.