A famous shot indeed, the California Zephyr in 2008 at the famous Pulga trestle... Amtrak #5 has gone off the advertised and is detouring due to Donner Pass trackwork via the Feather River Canyon.

The old California Zephyr crosses the famous Keddie Wye... NOT!!! Amtrak #5 has detoured for the 2nd time, and this one is special. Three ex-CB&Q cars (Silver Rapids, Silver Lariat and Silver Sola... (more)

Almost out of the Canyon, Amtrak 5 rounds the bend at Elsey catching the last light of the evening. It will have a night run to Emeryville, but, the passengers onboard already got their scenery fr... (more)

Amtrak #5, detoured for the 2nd time follows the Feather River in a small place called the Serps, Serpentine Canyon.

When you think Feather River Canyon you think of 4 WP U-boats on this trestle, not two P42's and 12 cars! Amtrak #5 has detoured once again due to Donner tie-work, and is on the famous Keddie Wye.

AMTK 16 leads the westbound #5 up along the Truckee River near M.P. 209

The westbound California Zephyr approaches Solitude Siding, featuring a CZ observation-dome with a lit CZ drumhead. This is shot on Kodak Tri-X on a Voigtlander Bessa R3A with a Voigtlander 40mm f... (more)

Due to a work window on Donner Pass, Amtrak's California Zephyr detoured over the old WP through Nevada and into California. Passing Keddie, #5 is heading out onto Spanish Creek Trestle.

Due to a work window on Donner Pass, Amtrak's California Zephyr detoured over the old WP through Nevada and into California. Seen at Reno Junction.

The westbound Amtrak "San Francisco Zephyr" is rounding the Cold Spring Canyon curve and will head east for a short while. Barely visable is one of Espee's full length domes

It's last light along San Pablo Bay as The California Zephyr rolls west at MP RVO20 in Pinole.

Sunny and snowing at Soda Springs this past January as AMTK 207 #5.

The westbound California Zephyr approaches Solitude Siding, featuring a CZ observation-dome with a lit CZ drumhead. Awesome.

A barge struck BNSF's Mississippi River bridge in Burlington, IA the day before forcing Amtrak's California Zephyr to detour over the Union Pacific from Chicago to Omaha. #5 detoured only once ov... (more)

Westbound on the original Central Pacific right of way, Amtrak #341 is leading the Zephyr over what has become known as "Streamliner Curve" the location of the stranded City of SF in 1952. The tra... (more)