Amtrak 5, the Westbound California Zephyr, highballs Emeryville.. Next stop: Oakland Kirkham Street Coach Yard!

I have seen many UP units lead the Zephyr when a P42 goes down. Yet I have never seen a snow service GP38 do the honors.

Amtrak's Number Five, The California Zephyr, rolls through DeBeque, Colorado on the afternoon of Sunday, August 15, along the route of the old Denver, Rio Grande and Western.

The rapid waters of the Boulder Creek flow under Amtrak #5, which heads West towards the Moffat Tunnel.

The California Zephyr climbs the Rookies on its westward trek. I lost my breath twice on this shot, first the hike up, and then the view from the rocks! For a just off the plane, flat-lander from ... (more)

95. Amtrak Zephyr #5 hits the curves with a graceful stride.

Ex-Frisco #610 backing in the San Francisco Zephyr.

Lead unit on the San Francisco Zephyr.

Amtrak 176 and 172 start to pick up speed as they depart the Depot in Burlington.

The California Zephyr. Note hikers high up.

As the sun sets over the Marin County hills across San Pablo Bay, a late California Zephyr begins its final sprint west to Emeryville behind UP power borrowed at Truckee.

Amtrak SDP40Fs 622 and 587 have just completed running around their train in Cheyenne and are preparing to tie back onto the headend of the train. This was how I spent my Thanksgiving Day in 1974... (more)

The California Zephyr, led by AMTK 15 & 165, comes out of the Winter Park range and drops down into Fraser for a brief stop to pick up a few passengers before continueing on to California. Fresh s... (more)

At sunset, Amtrak train No. passes ISU switch where a coal train has been recently unloaded at a nearby power plant.

Amtrak P42 189 leads the westbound California Zephyr into Naperville for its stop. BNSF is replacing the CB&Q signals in Naperville in the very near future, as the new ones are already going up.