The Westbound California Zephyr is seen at the American River Canyon in Casa Loma, CA on the way down the “The Hill” from Donner Summit.

The Westbound California Zephyr is seen coming down from Donner Summit at Norden. The air is thick with smoke from the ongoing wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.

Zephyrs meet
After crossing Donner Pass, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr has just exited Tunnel 18 and is meeting the eastbound CZ, train 6, at Newcastle, California, on March 8, ... (more)

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

Into the Light

On one of those days when blue skies were littered with large clouds, one of those clouds shadowed Gore Canyon on the Rio Grande’s Moffat line. As Amtrak’s Ca... (more)

Panning For Gold
Working with my prime f1.4 50mm I follow the California Zephyr as it’s blasting into Denver from Chicago at the very first light of a cold winter morning alo... (more)

On the morning of March 27, 2009, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves toward Crescent, Colorado, on a snowy Union Pacific Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.

Amtrak 4 leads the California Zephyr West through Western Springs.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves into Mendota, Illinois, on its trip over Burlington Northern’s Chicago to Galesburg main line on April 16, 1988.

A Gross Dam Fine Snow

Crescent on a glorious snowy morning in October one of my favorite subjects in life. Amtrak makes it’s dependable appearance just after 900. Gross... (more)

Little Train, Big Hills

Amtrak is threading the Rockies on a pleasant winters day. Dramatic rise and fall are on the photographers mind standing on this ledge.

Lifting the Snow at Espy

Along the South Boulder Creek near Espy and Tolland, a popular place to take in the sights and sounds of the traffic on the Moffat Road.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves through Tunnel 40 as seen from the rim of Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on August 21, 2014.

Cuts Right Through the Rockies

Back lit for a fleeting moment through one of hundreds of cuts and pointed north into the tangent west again for East Portal Amtrak Califor... (more)

Silver Lady in the Rockies

Homecoming was always a special occasion for me; I never missed an opportunity to capture the Silver Lady when she came home to her mountains. ... (more)