After stopping in Denver to pick up and off load passengers, the California Zephyr took the Moffat Line into the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Here it kicks up the snow as it runs through Tolland, Co... (more)

The sunrise glints off the corrugated sides of the coaches as Amtrak 11 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Keenesburg, Colorado on its way to Denver.

Spring Snow

Whisking through the fresh Spring snow on the Moffat Road through the Flatiron Range, Amtrak #5 is right on time. Shot on Mavic Pro 2.

Amtrak is rolling through the S turn at tunnel 29 headed for California from Chicago.

Spring snow in the mountains can mean several feet. March traditionally is Colorado’s snowiest month and on this March 19-20th was no exception to the rule. The Moffat Tunnel Subdivision was pla... (more)

Mile high streamliners. Amtrak's California Zephyr (far) and Winter Park Express ski train (close) sit in Denver's beautiful union station. Two RTD light rail trains flank the two sets of Superlin... (more)

A pair of Amtrak P42's pull down out of the yard at the 18th Street Shops, putting together a trainset. The train is crossing the Chicago River on a life bridge and diverges briefly on to the CN J... (more)

Amtrak #11 whips up the fresh snow as it leads the California Zephyr through the flocked trees at Crescent, Colorado. The passengers on that morning's train really got to se the splendor of the C... (more)

Amtrak #11 P42DC climbs towards Tunnel #1 as it leads the California Zephyr into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Amtrak 7, the westbound Empire Builder, makes a station stop at Wisconsin Dells while the local wildlife looks on.

The California Zephyr is seen climbing up the east slope of Soilder Summit

The California Zephyr has just exited the Thistle Tunnels

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr pops out of the west Portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park on a bright, snowy day of February 8, 2019.

AMTK 11 leads the California Zephyr up the steep grade to Tunnel #1 and will soon pass through 31 tunnels as it winds its way through the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The morning California Zephyr out of Denver gets a late start heading into the Rocky Mountains, and as the train crosses Blue Mountain Drive you can see a railfan taking pics as it passes.