With the sun only a few minutes from dropping below the horizon, Amtrak's California Zephyr hurries east across the Great Basin Desert with retro phase IV colors leading the charge.

Amtrak 164 has recently debuted in "Phase IV" colors, replacing 184 as the Phase IV heritage unit. I was lucky enough to capture 164 on its very first assignment in the new colors, which was the C... (more)

After departing Reno Nevada, a six plus hour late No. 5,the westbound California Zephyr, crosses the Truckee River at Verdi Nevada just before Sunset.

A very late westbound California Zephyr approaches the east switch at Shafter in eastern Nevada on a lovely spring day. If I remember correctly 5 was about eleven hours late due to midwest floodin... (more)

The westward Reno Fun Train picking up passengers at the Reno Depot

The westbound Reno Fun Train behind preserved F40 locomotives #231 and #281 passing thru the moonscape of Mogul. Nevada.

With it's weekend in Reno complete, Key Holiday's westbound Reno Fun Train leaves its namesake town as it curves through the community of Mogul on the beginning of its return trip to Oakland.

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, stops traffic on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada, on March 11, 2003. The city happened to be changing light bulbs from clear to green on the famous s... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr toting another Sprinter at last light.

Amtrak 5 ducks under one of the remaining SP signal bridges at Verdi, NV

Here is Amtrak #5, the California Zephyr rounding Arnold's Loop on Silver Zone Pass in far eastern Nevada. Something seems wrong here as this train is supposed to pass by here in the middle of the... (more)

The last Reno Fun Train of the 2010 winter is crossing Truckee River on its westbound run over Donner Pass on a sunny March morning. Take a look at the dome car behind the engines.

"Desert Wind"

This westbound passenger special is returning to Los Angeles, CA.

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)