A 3 hour late Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr, has finally reached my location at the west end of Glenwood Canyon and is slowing to take the siding at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The Depot is dea... (more)

The California Zephyr is the one and only train that serves this popular tourist destination, and this one has been doing so for far longer than Amtrak's existence. The eastbound and westbound hav... (more)

The California Zephyr is the one and only train that serves this popular tourist destination, and this one has been doing so for far longer than Amtrak's existence. A customer is being waited on b... (more)

The California Zephyr is arriving Glenwood Springs with the Colorado River off to the side, and the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool on the other bank.

This is by no means an easy shot to pull off. I owe all the credit to my driver, Davis. We're deep in Glenwood Canyon on a highway with no shoulder to pull off and few exists to circle back aroun... (more)

The California Zephyr rolls into Glenwood Springs as a raft floats down the Colorado River.

Westbound Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, exits Glenwood Canyon on approach to the station stop in Glenwood Springs.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr stops briefly at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on the afternoon of February 5, 2018. Riding westbound on the trip through the Rocky Mountains is California Zephyr dome-o... (more)

Rio Grande eastbound California Zephyr behind PA1 6001, PB-1 6002 and PA-1 6003 near Glenwood Springs, Colorado on July 18, 1951. Rio Grande PA's carried this silver and orange paint from late 194... (more)

Could it really be 2017? Amtrak California Zephyr trains Nos. 5 and 6 meet just east of Glenwood Springs Canyon both featuring privately owned dome lounge cars. Here, we look east fr... (more)

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, cruises along beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon as it approaches its station stop in Glenwood Springs, CO on a beautiful November 9, 201... (more)

A long UP train as seen from the rear window of the California Zephyr, just outside of Glenwood Springs Station

Helpers resting

D&RGW’s Rio Grande Zephyr emerges from a short tunnel in Glenwood Canyon next to the Shoshone Dam. Today I-70 passes directly over the B units and into the a tunnel here.

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)