In a springtime snowstorm in the Colorado mountains, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr passes a hi-rail truck in the siding and a Herzog work train in the house track as it treads through the... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr descends through Glenwood Canyon along the scenic Colorado River in what looks like a well weathered model railroad due to being perched high above on the mountain.

The westbound California Zephyr descends through Glenwood Canyon along the scenic Colorado River passing Grindstone Creek - today this same view is under heavy smoke with the landscape charred and... (more)

Barr on Ice

Headlights glisten off the ice over Barr Lake on the fill Amtrak 5 nearly on time moments before sun up on a sub zero day along the High Plains Route.

1971-2011

Amtrak Heritage unit #156 in Heritage I leads the California Zephyr at tunnel 1 and Coal Creek Canyon.

Amtrak 5 is passing through the Flatirons Range on a hot Summer morning. On the rear is New York Central “Portland” private car. Good friend and fellow railpictures contributor K. Morgan of C... (more)

Fall in the Valley

Amtrak 5 skims the Tolland valley past Karel Park Lake below the Giants Ladder of the old Rollins Pass line among peak Fall color. About to cross East Po... (more)

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

Seasons mingle at Crescent after the first snows in the high country.

Winter Solstice Sunrise at Barr Lake

In a repeat attempt for several years, the first light of a Winter Solstice sunrise silhouettes Amtrak 5 over a frozen landscape at Bar... (more)

Low Ceiling Fog at Tunnel 7

Heavy rain the previous evening and part of the night with a cold front left a lot of moisture on the Flatirons. The resulting low ceiling fog and d... (more)

Heavy snow coated the entire Front Range including the Boulder Valley in the immediate distance and further east in this view through St Vrain and Longmont, CO. Amtrak is exiting tunnel 3 here in ... (more)

Amtrak California Zephyr is moving through the cuts and valleys east of Pinecliffe, CO just past Tunnel 27 and into the day lighted Tunnel 28. Overcast skies help reveal all the detail in the vall... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit 184 leads the Westbound California Zephyr through Highlands.

The California Zephyr Amtrak’s #5 is westbound from Denver, CO high along the Flatiron Range in rural Boulder County in the heart of the tunnel district between tunnel 7 and 8. Today Amtrak Heri... (more)