I was able to catch my first Amtrak Heritage unit in the day light on Friday evening. The only way to capture Amtrak in Utah under normal scheduled is out in the east desert on old D&RGW main. Th... (more)

The California Zephyr snakes through Byers Canyon, which still has remnants of winter. Bringing up the rear is Union Pacific Dynanometer UPP 210.

The California Zephyr snakes through Byers Canyon, which still has remnants of winter. The train is almost two hours late, but to make up for it, is sporting a Union Pacific Mobile ... (more)

Amtrak Train #5 rolling through Benicia, California.

The outbound California Zephyr passes through suburban Downers Grove at a high rate of speed.

The usual consist leads the westbound California Zephyr through Western Springs.

On a warm March 21, 2015, Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr rolls through Glenwood Canyon alongside the Colorado River just a few minutes before stopping in Glenwood Springs, CO.

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, approaches Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on a sunny February 9, 2015.

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr passes through the scenic wonders of Little Gore Canyon between Radium and Azure, Colorado, on August 3, 2014. Trailing the road power is a new Siem... (more)

Lookout Mountain can be seen in the background as Amtrak no 6, The California Zephyr, eases down the grade from Big Ten Curve towards Rocky. The third unit is a brand new Siemens ACS-64 electric l... (more)

A GE C40-8, borrowed from the Union Pacific, pulls a 16 car California Zephyr east through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon on July 21, 1990.

Thank goodness for Amtrak! A remarkably beautiful day in the Colorado mountains was also a remarkably slow day on the Moffat Sub: The only movement between noon and 8pm was the eastbound Californi... (more)

Amtrak No. 5 leaves Rocky, Colorado, on clear blocks, even though Union Pacific MNYRO climbs through Tunnel 1 in the background ahead of the passenger train. Amtrak is approaching milepost 19 and ... (more)

With storms passing to the east, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, traverses rugged Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on August 4, 2014.

The westbound California Zephyr cruises along the Colorado River on the Dotsero cutoff. It is late winter, with snow still lingering at the higher elevations. Olympus OM-2n, 50mm f/1.4, Kodachrome... (more)