Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr passes through 294-foot Tunnel 39 along the Colorado River in Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 3, 2014.

At dusk on a winter's evening, Amtrak No. 5 departs Galesburg, IL, for the West Coast.

Amtrak 168 leads the westbound California Zephyr west around the curve at Light Road near Oswego.

The westbound California Zephyr is running on time on this Tuesday and slows for the stop at Glenwood Springs. A presence of large organized tours in this region is noticeable with the coach bus p... (more)

Amtrak 13 leads the California Zephyr on the yard bypass track near Galesburg, IL.

Bending around a gentle curve along the meandering Colorado River is Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, west of Radium, Colorado, on November 7, 2012. The train has just exited Red Gor... (more)

In a heavy rain, Amtrak No. 5, the San Francisco Zephyr, makes its way through the curves at Yuba Gab. Note that the track the train is on--which runs around the tunnel--is no longer there.

Sleeping car passengers have their cameras at the ready as the westbound California Zephyr climbs into the Sierra Nevada Mountains and over Donner Pass.

California Bound Only 5 hours late Amtrak 5 “California Zephyr” is polishing the rails as the passing train heads west through the soybean fields of Cameron, Il on the BNSF Ot... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr glides through the Jordan Narrows near Bluffdale, Utah. The train was 17 1/2 hours late due to extreme weather in Nebraska, causing it to make a rare daylight appearanc... (more)

Amtrak No. 5 heads west out of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of May 14, 2017. The train is passing through Tunnel 3 in a series of tunnels that penetrate the unique Flatiron rock formations,... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr threads through 75-foot Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the morning of May 13, 2017.

In Service for Eighty-Two Years

Amtrak’s train #5, the westbound San Francisco Zephyr, has made its afternoon arrival at the old Southern Pacific 16th Street Station in Oakl... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is climbing the two percent grade westbound toward Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on September 6, 2001.

Amtrak 171 leads the westbound California Zephyr through Downers Grove.