A westbound Union Pacific passenger train follows the Colorado River at Burns, Colorado, while traversing the Dotsero Cutoff on August 3, 2014. Powering the nine-car special is EMD SD70ACe No. 879... (more)

Armour yellow never looked so good on the D&RGW

A lone executive SD70MAC brings up the rear of the Denver to Provo freight train at Burns as the sun has made a timely appearance lighting up the scene.

Union Pacific SD70AH #1943 leads UP's Officer Special through Burns,CO along the Dotsero cutoff on its way between Denver and Grand Junction.

Fall color is peaking west of the Continental Divide as Denver North Yard to Salt Lake City Roper Yard freight MNYRO rounds the curve at Burns as it heads west for Grand Junction.

The eastbound California Zephyr hugs the Colorado River for most of the way through its namesake state. A picture perfect sky and setting make the scene.

The California Zephyr twists and turns through the Rockies under threatening skies.

The westbound California Zephyr winds through the barren landscape approaching Burns, CO.

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, cruises along near Burns, CO on November 9, 2017.

Amtrak train 5 rounds a curve near Burns, CO on November 9, 2017.

The Veterans and Phase 1 engines lead the westbound California Zephyr along the Colorado River at Burns, CO.

Drifting down 'stream' through the Colorado Rockies a 17 car Union Pacific executive special is led by a pair of 'heavies', representing both EMD and GE, near Burns, CO on the Dotsero Cutoff. This... (more)

Running on time, the westbound California Zephyr rolls along next to the Colorado River just east of Burns, CO on February 13, 2016.

The westbound California Zephyr winds its way through one of the canyons a few miles southwest of Burns, CO on January 23, 2016.

The eastbound California Zephyr cruises through a sandstone canyon alongside the Colorado River, having just passed through the community of Burns, CO on January 23, 2016.