When the Rio Grande depot at Provo was demolished late in 1986, a tiny wooden shack was placed in the parking lot, serving as the new waiting room for Amtrak patrons. I doubt these folks were all ... (more)

Amtrak P42 200 pushes what was the eastbound California Zephyr towards the wash rack.

This photo captures exactly how I feel when I think about the Rockies in the Summer time. Pine covered mountains and winding rivers surrounded by cool, damn, fresh air. Truly one of our country's ... (more)

Grand Junction is a scheduled 20 min stop for the CZ, but many days the train runs early and passengers get up to an hour to wander around the platform. Today is one of those days, and it seemed l... (more)

Three P42s lead No. 6 through winter snowfall at Yuba Gap.

Amtrak’s “Phase III Heritage” No. 145 is on the point of the eastbound California Zephyr on the afternoon of June 22, 2011. Passing through Tunnel 1, the train is about to cross Coal Creek Canyon,... (more)

California Zephyr #6, running about 30 minutes behind schedule, makes a smoke stop at Grand Junction, CO. The building on the right is the old Rio Grande station, complete with stained glass mural... (more)

Running about eight hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr glides east through Spring Glen, Utah. The onboard passengers would have the misfortune of traversing the Colorado Moffat Rout... (more)

New General Electric P42DCs lead Amtrak's California Zephyr east along the old Rio Grande in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Glenwood Springs is a very popular destination among Amtrak passengers. The hot springs pool, located across the Colorado River and I-70 from the depot, is a lot of fun any time of year! Here, a g... (more)

Not a lot runs on the old DRGW mainline in the Utah Desert these days. A handful of manifests, maybe a coal train or two and the California Zephyr is about it in any given 24 hour period. That sai... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 departs the former D&RGW station at Helper, Utah. While the stable of locomotives includes Southern Pacific power, plenty of D&RGW SD40T-2s are on hand as a rem... (more)

Four F40's lead a 15-car California Zephyr over the top of snowy Soldier Summit, at 7440' the highest rail crossing of the Wasatch Mountains. Compared to what passes for an Amtrak locomotive these... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr breezes east along the D&RGW in Springville, Utah.

Curving through a lunar-like landscape approaching Floy, Utah, on August 4, 1996, is Amtrak’s California Zephyr. On the point of No. 6 this day is General Electric P40DC No. 822, with an EMD F40PH... (more)