Skiers aboard the D&RGW ski train are happy and oblivious to the snowy conditions of highways as they safely return to Denver on Feb. 26, 1984. The train is between Tunnels 3 and 2 near Plainview... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr's trio of EMD F9s give it all they've got, climbing the 2.45% grade through Price Canyon at Nolan.

Westbound RGZ stopped for fuel at Grand Junction, thunderstorm brewing to the east. Taken standing within the 150' property line of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad with the full consent a... (more)

Rio Grande 5771 departs Provo Yard leading ballast train #684 on July 20, 1983.

Not your typical power set at Rio Grande's Roper Yard in the 1980s! The D&RGW's famous F9 trio were assigned to work ballast trains after the demise of the Rio Grande Zephyr. The 5771, 5762, 5763 ... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 tops 7440 ft. Soldier Summit on its 570 mile journey from Salt Lake City to Denver.

Photographed early in the 'Blue Hour', the Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 is ready to begin its 570 mile journey from Salt Lake City to Denver the morning of March 19, 1977.

Among my archive of photos taken of the Rio Grande Zephyr, this one has always been a favorite. Train #18 is winding its way through the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon amid broken clouds and n... (more)

On a rainy morning in Spanish Fork Canyon, the clouds parted in time to illuminate the Rio Grande Zephyr train #18 climbing east through Detour on May 15, 1977.

The Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 arrives at Provo just before sunset on June 4, 1977.

On Seven Seven Seventy-Seven (July 7, 1977), Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 emerges from shadowy Spanish Fork Canyon into golden evening sunlight at Gomex. When on time, train #17 arrived at this loc... (more)

A year before DRGW declined to join Amtrak, its Rio Grande Zephyr was running with just six cars as it was on this day about to leave Byers Canyon heading west. By this time of year, too, the spr... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr train #17 rounds a curve just west of Maxwell. In less than five minutes the little streamliner will stop and change crews at Helper, Utah.

Utah has for many years participated in Daylight Savings Time, where the clocks are advanced one hour in the spring leading to additional daylight in the evenings. Since the Rio Grande Zephyr arri... (more)

Soon after the Rio Grande Zephyr was discontinued in April 1983, the trio of F9s were assigned to haul ballast trains throughout the D&RGW system. Here the trio of beautiful F units and GP30 #3010... (more)