A spring storm has coated the Colorado Front Range with a fresh layer of snow, no doubt delighting the passengers and crew on the California Zephyr that timed their trip just right for the winter ... (more)

After leaving Denver in the morning, the California Zephyr #5 runs along the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains and will soon pass through 29 tunnels.

The temperatures are well below freezing as the California Zephyr runs through Keenesburg, Colorado, whipping up the freshly fallen snow into a blizzard behind the fast moving train.

Golden Meadows

Fall at Tolland back lit and ablaze with the colors of the Rio Grande.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr emerges from the shadowed 75-foot bore of Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the afternoon of September 15, 2018.

The California Zephyr traces the icy banks of the Colorado River on its way into Glenwood Springs, CO.

Just a few minutes after departing the Glenwood Springs depot, the eastbound California Zephyr snakes through a snowy Glenwood Canyon along the icy Colorado River.

The WB California Zephyr has arrived for its crew change in Grand Junction.

AMTK 74 (P42DC) pulls the California Zephyr around the tight radius of Big Ten Curve. The row of trees you see are lined up against a row of hidden loaded coal cars, which have been placed there ... (more)

AMTK 74 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the tight corners of Coal Creek Canyon.

After making its station stop in Granby, Amtrak's westbound "California Zephyr" snakes along the Colorado River in scenic Byers Canyon just west of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, on Sept... (more)

AMTK 74 & 13 head California Zephyr from Emeryville (CA) to Chicago (IL).

AMTK 74 & 13 head California Zephyr from Chicago (IL) to Emeryville (CA).

The California Zephyr makes the turn at Big Ten Curve. With the angle of the low sun the lead unit almost looks like it's about to time travel ala Back to the Future.

Amtrak train 6 glistens in the morning sunlight as the train glides thru Woodside.