Amtrak 139 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the fall colored trees in Pinecliffe, Colorado.

After departing Reno Nevada, a six plus hour late No. 5,the westbound California Zephyr, crosses the Truckee River at Verdi Nevada just before Sunset.

Red, Yellow, Stainless Steel, & Green

Amtrak, train 5 The California Zephyr is rolling through the fall splendor of the Moffat Subdivision on a vibrant late September morn.

Amtrak 139 (P42DC) passes Barr Lake at dawn as it heads towards Denver, Colorado.

The California Zephyr glides past a serene Barr Lake as Mother Nature offers up a golden Colorado sunrise.

It's the 'Golden Hour' as the California Zephyr runs the ridge at Barr Lake. The word is out that Amtrak will be cutting the Zephyr down to three runs a week.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr heads westbound out of Crescent, Colorado, on the morning of May 23, 2001. In the background is the 340-foot high Gross Reservoir Dam.

A short westbound Capital Limited makes it's way towards it's eventual destination of Chicago. In railroad terms, this place located between Meyersdale and Garrett, PA is known as Yoder and has f... (more)

A tardy Capitol Limited sees its way across the pond at West Newton PA at first light on a late winter morning.

Fall colors are in full swing at the Cary Amtrak Station on the Norfolk Southern H Line as the northbound Carolinian slows to make its morning station stop.

Amtrak Carolinian train 79 (Boston, MA - Charlotte, NC) passing through the new interlocking at North Acca.

AMTK 139 backs the California Zephyr through the myriad of RTD commuter rail catenary structures and into Denver Union Station.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr passes through 294-foot Tunnel 39 along the Colorado River in Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 3, 2014.

Running over 10 hours late due to a CSX freight train derailment on the Ohio River Bridge connecting Cincinnati and Covington, Amtrak train 50 (P050 on CSX), the eastbound "Cardinal", makes a rare... (more)

The California Zephyr leaves Denver's Union Station and heads to San Francisco. 30 years ago the area adjacent to Denver's Union Station was called the Platte Valley Rail Yards. There were 35 trac... (more)