So Amtrak should be crossing the Great Salt Lake around 12:30 a.m. Saturday I was able to get a shot of Amtrak number 5 I never have. It's 6:20 p.m. and I was able to get the Zephyr at one of thos... (more)

I was able to catch Amtrak heritage unit 130 today, for the first time. The westbound Zephyr was 18 hours late. Allowing photo locations that generally are passed in the middle of the night.

Amtrakā€™s California Zephyr hustles along the Colorado River under the imposing cliff of Dodgeā€™s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009. This former Rio Grande route through bea... (more)

As rafters frolic on the opposite bank of the Colorado River, hugging the cliffs on the north side is Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr approaching the Utah state line at Utaline, Colorado, o... (more)

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr departs from its station stop at Fraser, Colorado, as an engineman aboard Amtrak P42DC No. 193 waves to the crew of Amtrakā€™s Winter Park Express tied down ... (more)

Amtrakā€™s California Zephyr climbs out of Plainview, Colorado, passing through Tunnel 3 in a series of tunnels that penetrate the unique Flatiron rock formations during its westward journey from ... (more)

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr pops out of the west Portal of the Moffat Tunnel at Winter Park on a bright, snowy day of February 8, 2019.

Outside Auto Train, I believe this is the largest Amtrak train I have ever personally witnessed. Running 10 hours late on June 28, 1998, Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr crosses Blue Mountai... (more)

AMTK 822 (Phase III Heritage Unit) on the point of the Westbound California Zephyr arriving in Roseville, CA.

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr curves through a cut at milepost 23 on the approach to Tunnel 1 just east of Plainview, Colorado, on January 4, 2019.

An engineman aboard Amtrak P42DC No. 193 leading Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr gives a hearty wave to the crew of Amtrakā€™s Winter Park Express (out of view on right) during a Colorado s... (more)

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr curves toward Tunnel 1 just east of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of January 4, 2019.

Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr climbs toward Big 10 Curve between Rocky and Eisele, Colorado, on June 2, 2013.

Behind a pair of SDP40Fs, Amtrak No. 5 glides downhill toward whee it will pass under the uphill track. Like SP's FP7s, the SDPs have icicle breakers on their roofs to snap off ice hanging from th... (more)

Five on five on the fifth
Amtrakā€™s westbound California Zephyr works upgrade out of Clay, Colorado, and is about to cross over Blue Mountain Drive grade crossing on November 5, 2010. ... (more)