Just east of Rocky, in Barbara's Gulch, the first westbound Zephyr to leave Denver on a Wednesday morning in almost eight months approaches a Clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. A lone ... (more)

Amtrak engine #71 leads the California Zephyr up the hill towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

After running through Little Ten Curve the California Zephyr rounds the base of Big Ten Curve which will elevate the train to the track seen in the background.

After picking up two private Patrick Henry cars at Denver Union Station, the California Zephyr headed west and is seen here navigating Little Ten Curve as it starts its climb into the Colorado Roc... (more)

Amtrak engine 71 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through Wiggins, Colorado at sunrise.

The California Zephyr runs along the hills on the Moffat Tunnel Sub west of Rollinsville, Colorado.

The California Zephyr runs past Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado. On the back if you look closely are two private Patrick Henry cars.

The California Zephyr climbs the steep grade to Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado. You can spot the two Patrick Henry private cars pulling up the rear of the train.

The California Zephyr runs through the trees just west of Rollinsville on the Moffat Tunnel Sub. Soon the bare aspen will sprout leaves and color will once again return to the valley.

60 mile per hour winds blast the California Zephyr as it runs through Tolland on its way to the Moffat Tunnel.

Amtrak engine 71 leads the California Zephyr through Tolland, Colorado under some of the worse conditions imaginable. The temperature was around 23 degrees and the wind was blowing 50-60mph, insta... (more)

Amtrak Empire service train 280 speeds eastbound through Fonda in the morning as me and my good friend Johnnie mac enjoy a beautiful morning trackside.

Amtrak doesn't stop here as the northbound Silver Star passes the old Seaboard Air Line station at Aberdeen heading for its next stop in Southern Pines. I might add that new signals were laying ne... (more)

An on time Amtrak #20 'The Crescent' meets NS #213 (Rutherford,PA - Atlanta,GA) at Birmont Junction on a steamy June evening. #20 will be making its stop at 100+ year old Peachtree Station moments... (more)

Due to extensive flooding in Eastern Nebraska as well as a bomb cyclone in Western Nebraska, Amtrak combined two days worth of Eastbound California Zephyrs in Lincoln, NE this morning. Thursday's ... (more)