The westbound California Zephyr winds through the barren landscape approaching Burns, CO.

Three Amtrak SDP40F hood units hardly two months old yank Train 3 the combined Super Chief - El Capitan up Raton Pass near Gallinas, Colo. on Sept. 2, 1973. AT&SF wound up buying some of the SDP... (more)

With the snow-covered Rockies shining brightly in the distance, Amtrak’s Southwest Limited curves around the iconic Wootton Ranch. This was the one-time home of Richens “Uncle Dick” W... (more)

The eastbound Southwest Limited, Amtrak Train 4, has crested Raton Pass, and is nearing Wooton, Colorado as it rolls toward Trinidad on a beautiful May evening.

Amtrak Train 3, the Southwest Limited, makes its daily ascent to Raton Pass, seen here at Gallinas, Colorado. Today’s train has three baggage cars and seven Superliners.

On the way with Amtraks Soutwest Ltd somewhere on the Raton pass

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr climbs toward Tunnel 1 east of Plainview, Colorado, on the early spring day of April 9, 2001.

The westbound Southwest Limited has departed Trinidad, Colorado, and is working its way over Raton Pass.

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, runs around a westbound Union Pacific coal empty at Rollinsville, Colorado, on August 5, 2006. The concrete strips on the right are the foundation of... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief climbs toward the summit of Raton Pass.

The Southwest Chief finishes its descent down the north side of Raton Pass, into sunset light, approaching Trinidad. After this, it will be flat and straight for the majority of the... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr cruises along the Colorado River on the Dotsero cutoff. It is late winter, with snow still lingering at the higher elevations. Olympus OM-2n, 50mm f/1.4, Kodachrome... (more)

The California Zephyr is between Azure and Radium on the Moffat Route and a very nice winters day.

The sun rises over the Great Plains and the city of Denver on the morning of January 25, 2007, as Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr climbs the grade out of Leyden, Colorado, at the beginning ... (more)

Approaching Big 10 Curve is Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, west of Rocky, Colorado, on October 11, 1999. Powering the train are GE P42DC Nos. 30 and 67, with EMD F40PH No. 259 thro... (more)