The California Zephyr runs through Big Ten Curve on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr pulled a private car (PPCX 800724 Promontory Point) as it climbed out of Big Ten Curve and headed into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

After leaving Denver the California Zephyr runs through Little and Big Ten Curves at Rocky, Colorado.

Today's California Zephyr was over three hours late as it ran through Roggen, Colorado, past some wild sunflowers that are growing along the Brush Sub track.

Cutting it close. I tried to caculate how far east I would have to go to get a picture of Amtrak number 5 with the sun still up. I pulled it off with about 15 minutes to spare. At Verde on the Gre... (more)

The California Zephyr rounds the horseshoe curve at Coal Creek Canyon and heads to Plainview, Colorado.

The California Zephyr 5 train runs through a cut as it climbs towards Plainview, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr arrives in Keenesburg, Colorado just before the sun crests the horizon.

Amtrak 174 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Coal Creek Canyon as it begins the journey to climb the Moffat Tunnel Sub towards the Continental Divide.'

The California Zephyr passes through Wiggins, Colorado at sunrise.

On a beautiful Easter morning, Amtrak 96 slowly crosses over the Rappahannock River after making a station stop at the Amtrak Station in Fredericksburg, Virginia

A 2 hour late 785 departs Oceanside with a reversed consist, and a P42 for power on the west end of the train.

A lengthened Silver Star blasts thru Seville operating Jax - Orl - Tpa - Mia due to a disruption on the northeast corridor.

Backing into Los Angeles Union Station is Amtrak train 14, the northbound Coast Starlight. This train will depart Los Angeles for Seattle within the hour, with AMTK P42DCs 174 and 157 pull... (more)

The summer and fall of 2020 saw massive wildfires plague the west coast, and smoke often drifted over the mountains and settled over Denver and along the Front Range. Here we see the California Z... (more)