Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon between Shale and Utaline, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 23, 2021. The Sightseer Lounge would be a ... (more)

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, crosses over McDonald Creek at the base of imposing Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, in impressive Ruby Canyon on June 23, 2021. Unu... (more)

A deadhead move of Rocky Mountaineer Railtours passenger equipment is eastbound running along the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 24, 2021. The Ca... (more)

Surrounded by red sandstone cliffs lining the Colorado River, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr approaches Utaline, Colorado, in Ruby Canyon on June 23, 2021.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr skirts the vertical sandstone cliffs the tower above the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon. The train has just passed stored hoppers in the siding at Utaline, Co... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr makes a bee line out of Utaline, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through Ruby Canyon on June 24, 2021.

Rocky Mountaineer passenger equipment gets delivered to Grand Junction as it makes its first trip through Ruby Canyon east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 24, 2021. The tour operator will be making ... (more)

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr hustles along the Colorado River under the imposing cliff of Dodge’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 Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr approaching the Utah state line at Utaline, Colorado, o... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, crosses over McDonald Creek at the base of imposing Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on July 18, 1990. Four EMD F40PHs haul the 16-car train wes... (more)

Union Pacific’s Operation Lifesaver special crosses McDonald Creek below Dodge’s Bluff in colorful Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009. Leading the train is UP’s Rio... (more)

Following the Colorado River through colorful Ruby Canyon, Union Pacific’s MRONY freight passes by Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009.

Beneath the imposing edifice of Dodge’s Bluff in spectacular Ruby Canyon, a westbound Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver passenger train approaches Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009. Powering t... (more)

A westbound Southern Pacific intermodal train (probably the DVRVF) led by Rio Grande Tunnel Motor No. 5347, cruises by the towering sandstone cliffs east of Utaline, Colorado, on the afternoon of ... (more)