The lounge at the rear of California Zephyr dome-observation car “Silver Solarium” is a popular place to ride, relax and enjoy the passing scenery—second to the dome—of course. The car is ... (more)

Pastel colors of dawn emerge from the darkest hours of the night as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr bolts across a fill at 79 miles per hour at Barr, Colorado, on January 6, 2011.

Some Colorado River rafters enjoy a shoreline lunch as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves overhead while negotiating Little Gore Canyon east of Radium, Colorado, on June 20, 2023.

After completing its station stop in Ottumwa, Iowa, Amtrak's California Zephyr throttles up and continues west into the setting sun. On the point of this day's train is P42DC 160, painted for the ... (more)

On June 19, 2023, Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, threads through 100-foot Tunnel 38 just east of Azure, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through Gore Canyon.

Amtrak train 5, the westbound San Francisco Zephyr, has just arrived at Oakland’s 16th Street Station, completing its journey from Chicago. Amtrak dome-lounge 9372 was originally Souther... (more)

On my first visit to northern California, in late April 1971, I rode Southern Pacific train 99, the Coast Daylight, to San Francisco, got bussed across the Bay to Oakland, and rode SP train... (more)

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, rolls along the Colorado River as it exits Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on September 16, 2021.

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Amtrak’s 50th Anniversary locomotive No. 160, painted in snazzy “heritage” colors, leads the westbound California Zephyr at Coal Creek Canyon approachin... (more)

Led by a matched pair of GE P42DCs, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr begins its journey through the Rocky Mountains on Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. The eight-car passenger trai... (more)

Somewhat unusual at this late date is Amtrak GE P40DC No. 816 leading the California Zephyr. The train has just arrived after its long trip from the west coast at Chicago Union Station on May 17, ... (more)

Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Private varnish on the Moffat Road on this pleasant spring day near the Great Divide.

Rare Mileage on the Overland Route Rare mileage and Rolling under the famed Ex-Colorado & Southern BNSF Front Range Subdivision 126’ thru truss bridge Amtrak 5 has just left the Cheyen... (more)

Nebraska Overland Route Detour Not so rare as Cheyenne east, Amtrak 5 is dodging the beautiful spring shadows from receding fog banks south of Cheyenne, Wyoming at Carr, Colorado. Movi... (more)

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)