Flying Above the Clouds by Rail This very well may be the most difficult and rare of weather events to capture along the Flatiron Range. Meteorology calls it an Inversion and it can b... (more)

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 has just curved out of Tunnel 1 east of Plainview while climbing Colorado’s front range mountains on the morning of September 13, 2023.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr has just exited Little Gore Canyon and is approaching Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of September 19, 2023.

The Westbound Amtrak California Zephyr, also known as train number 5 is seen heading West through Byers Canyon just outside Hot Sulphur Springs.

The Westbound Amtrak California Zephyr, also known as train number 5 is seen heading West through Byers Canyon just outside Hot Sulphur Springs.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr treads through short-but-scenic Byers Canyon west of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, on September 18, 2023. This former Rio Grande route is now Union Pacific’s Moffat... (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)

Summer Green at Tolland The dream season of 2023 brought rain upon rain in the high country in 2022 leading to intense green that never stopped and high deer flies.

California Zephyr dome-observation car “Silver Solarium” carries the markers of Amtrak’s westbound CZ at the station stop of Grand Junction, Colorado, on February 5, 2018.

The lounge at the rear of California Zephyr dome-observation car “Silver Solarium” is a popular place to ride, relax and enjoy the passing scenery—second to the dome—of course. The car is ... (more)

Pastel colors of dawn emerge from the darkest hours of the night as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr bolts across a fill at 79 miles per hour at Barr, Colorado, on January 6, 2011.

Some Colorado River rafters enjoy a shoreline lunch as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves overhead while negotiating Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, on June 20, 2023.

After completing its station stop in Ottumwa, Iowa, Amtrak's California Zephyr throttles up and continues west into the setting sun. On the point of this day's train is P42DC 160, painted for the ... (more)

On June 19, 2023, Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, threads through 100-foot Tunnel 38 just east of Azure, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through Gore Canyon.