Freezing Fog and Hoarfrost Subzero temperatures and fog layer everything along the Flatiron Range. Amtrak 5 is leaving Plainview at Tunnel 2. .

The California Zephyr runs through Irondale, Colorado as it heads towards Denver on the Brush Sub.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train is a rousing success again this year, with tickets selling out for another season. It is a great way to see the Colorado Rocky Mountains and avoid the lengthy de... (more)

The California Zephyr 6 train lead by Amtrak heritage engine #161 meets the California Zephyr 5 train which is heading to Denver, Colorado.

Racing around the 60 MPH curve of Keenesburg, a 17 hour late Amtrak #6, eastbound California Zephyr, races across the open farmlands of eastern Colorado with AMTK 161 (50th Anniversary of Amtrak) ... (more)

The California Zephyr 5 train has exited the Moffat Tunnel West Portal in a snowstorm and passes the Winter Park Ski Resort platform.

Saddle up! The engineer for the Winter Park Express Ski Train climbs into the cab of engine #84 (P42DC) at Denver's Union Station and gets ready to move the train.

The California Zephyr is led by the colorful Operation Lifesaver Genesis engine as it rounds a curve at Plainview, Colorado.

The California Zephyr cruises through Hudson, Colorado on its way to Denver.

After lengthy delays in Utah due to a broken rail, the California Zephyr 6 train waits at a snowy crossing in Rollinsville, Colorado at dawn for a fresh crew that will help get the train to Denver... (more)

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr (train no. 5) has just exited the first of 29 different tunnels on the Eastern side of the Divide and approaches Plainview, CO on their way west

Half way between Crescent, Colorado and the Moffat Tunnel Portal is Pinecliffe, offering a tunnel (29) and a great view of South Boulder Creek.

The California Zephyr rounds the corner at Pinecliffe, Colorado as it climbs higher into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Christmas Eve finds the California Zephyr running through the snow to get to Denver, Colorado.

The polar vortex had temperatures in Roggen, Colorado at -22 with wind chill of -57. Freezing switches, clogged freight traffic and broken rails had the California Zephyr many hours late as it ra... (more)