Amtrakā€™s eastbound California Zephyr descends on the two percent grade of the Moffat Tunnel route after rounding Big 10 Curve between Eisele and Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of May 4, 2018.... (more)

Amtrakā€™s California Zephyr has just passed through 463-foot Tunnel 42 as it follows the Colorado River just east of Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 19, 2023.

After meeting a westbound coal train at Thompson Springs, the eastbound California Zephyr dashes across the desert and under I-70 en route to Grand Junction.

Wild wild west! Tumbleweed, barbed wire, and a passenger train in the distance. The California Zephyr is racing east to its next station stop of Winnemucca where it will return to home rails of th... (more)

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, travels along the Colorado River through Burns, Colorado, between the sidings of Range and Dell on Union Pacificā€™s Glenwood Springs Subdivision o... (more)

With the city of Denver sprawling out in the plains below, Amtrakā€™s eastbound California Zephyr rounds Big 10 Curve between Eiesle (Clay) and Rocky, Colorado, while dropping downgrade on Union P... (more)

Into South Draw Amtrak 6 works east through old tunnel 17 inside South Draw.

A longer than usual station stop at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, due to track-and-time in Glenwood Canyon just ahead allows everyone a little extra time to get some fresh air and stretch your legs ... (more)

Evening Light on the Rocks Eastbound and just from tunnel 1 Amtrak 6 runs around the tangent for the drop down into Coal Creek Canyon.

A six hour late Amtrak 6 (Zephyr). Rounds the big curve at Marblehead on the Shafter Subversion. They are at least doing better than the previous days train, that came through 11 hours late. Getti... (more)

While all the beautiful snow was still on the ground. I wanted to get out and get some shots. Unfortunately the weather forecast wasn't the best. I decided to go out and take a chance anyway, on a... (more)

Thanks to an 10 1/2 hour Amtrak number 6. I was able to catch the 161 heritage unit for the first time.

Amtrakā€™s eastbound California Zephyr drops downgrade at milepost 23 between Plain and Eisele at Coal Creek, Colorado, on the afternoon of April 14, 2019.

Amtrakā€™s eastbound California Zephyr descends out of the Rocky Mountains, making the approach on the Big Ten Curves and their next stop, Denver. They have just exited the final tunnel on their t... (more)

Amtrak 6 is blazing through the moon-like landscape of the Utah desert at Floy, running along the impenetrable fortress that is the Book Cliffs while thunderstorms hammer areas to the west closer ... (more)