The eastbound California Zephyr, more-or-less on time, skirts through State Bridge on its way toward Gore Canyon.

Amtrak's California Zephyr rambles east with a new ACS64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter) along for the ride on the former D&RGW at Castle Gate. Manufactured by Siemens in Sacramento, Amtrak has placed an... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr hauls a new ACS64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter) east along the former D&RGW at Soldier Summit on June 7, 2013. Manufactured by Siemens in Sacramento, Amtrak has pla... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr hauls a new ACS64 (Amtrak Cities Sprinter) east along the former D&RGW near Wellington, Utah on June 7, 2013. Manufactured by Siemens in Sacramento, Amtrak has... (more)

Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr, skirts the Bookcliffs east of Solitude, Utah, on the morning of March 5, 2012. Union Pacific was in the middle of replacing the signals on this section of the ... (more)

Amtrak #6, the eastbound California Zephyr, is pictured here rolling alongside the last green fields it will see for many miles as it enters the barren eastern Utah desert. The train has been fol... (more)

This photo captures exactly how I feel when I think about the Rockies in the Summer time. Pine covered mountains and winding rivers surrounded by cool, damn, fresh air. Truly one of our country's ... (more)

New General Electric P42DCs lead Amtrak's California Zephyr east along the old Rio Grande in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Not a lot runs on the old DRGW mainline in the Utah Desert these days. A handful of manifests, maybe a coal train or two and the California Zephyr is about it in any given 24 hour period. That sai... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr crossing Donner Pass on its way to Emeryville, CA, with connecting bus service to Oakland and San Francisco.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr crosses McDonald Creek under the imposing cliff of Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009. This portion of this former Rio Grande route is al... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 pauses for fuel and passengers at the Rio Grande passenger station in Salt Lake City.

A 21 car California Zephyr train #6 takes an early morning tour of the former D&RGW in Spanish Fork Canyon. Train lengths such as this were common when Amtrak hauled refrigerator cars of perishabl... (more)

Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr, is eastbound between Yarmony and Radium along the scenic Colorado River. The shiny Superliner cars reflect the afternoon sun in the placid water of the river ... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 heads east along the Price River through Wellington Canyon.