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)
Westbound California Zephyr passes through Eckley, just east of Crockett enroute to Oakland.
Station damaged severely in 1989 earthquake, and subsequently not used
The California Zephyr is westbound, zipping by the Colorado River on the Dotsero Cutoff. Spring is trying to gain a foothold in these parts...
The dark clouds and snow on the pilot give mute testimony to the weather on Donner Pass as the westbound "California Zephyr" passes thru Penryn in the foothills of the Sierra. To the the right, Pe... (more)
The California Zephyr is about 6 hours late as it rushes it's way to Reno NV from this view at Miriam, NV. In the background there is an eastbound UP freight at Toulon, NV. The Humboldt Range Moun... (more)
Amtrak 198 leads the outbound California Zephyr under the classic CB&Q signals at Eola.
Number 5 dusts a waiting M-CSXGAL.
Departing for the Bay Area, back in the steam (heat) era... Sleeper "Indian Pony" (former ATSF) bringing up the rear.
Servicing during station stop
