The California Zephyr #6 was nearly 14 hours late getting out of Denver, enabling this shot as it passes through Keenesburg on the Brush Sub with the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the background.

Amtrak engine 27 (P42DC) leads the Winter Park Express Ski Train from Denver as a golden sunrise greets the crew and passengers.

After running through 27 tunnels on the Moffat Line the Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through the canyon leading to Tolland, Colorado and will soon enter the 6.2-mile-long Moffat Tunnel.

The California Zephyr drops down into Coal Creek Canyon from Blue Mountain and gets ready to make the 2% grade climb to Tunnel #1.

The snow is deep, and the temperatures are -4 degrees as the California Zephyr runs through a winter wonderland at Crescent, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through a winter wonderland at Tolland, Colorado thanks to a snowstorm the night before.

Fresh Powder at Blue Mountain
Number 5 is hustling up from Big Ten into Coal Creek Canyon on its way to California. My daughter and I stop here daily to see 5 pass by and occasiona... (more)

The California Zephyr makes track speed hustling through Tolland, Colorado and will soon enter the 6-mile-long Moffat Tunnel.

Having just left Trinidad, Amtrak #3 begins its climb over Raton Pass with the new phase one heritage unit at the lead. Here it is seen passing under Santa Fe era cantilever mounted searchlight si... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through Coal Creek Canyon as it heads into the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

The California Zephyr busts through a snow drift as it runs through Tolland, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Amtrak engine 206 (P42DC) kicks up the snow as it runs past a signal on the Brush Sub at Barr Lake in Brighton, Colorado.

The California Zephyr whips up the snow as it runs past the Cold War Horse in Arvada, Colorado.

Finding Light in the Canyon
A rarity in the winter, worth the walk. Here number 5 rolls at track speed into the morning January sun in and out of the deep shadows of the canyons wes... (more)

Lifting the Snow
Running behind and making up lost time number 5 is blasting into Wiggins, CO moments after sunrise. Subzero temperatures allow the snow to rooster tail behind the gl... (more)