The stark and yet serene beauty of the untouched Green River Desert offers riders of Amtrak's California Zephyr endless rugged vistas while train #6 travels former D&RGW rails eastward to Denver.

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr skims along the desert floor at the foot of Utah's Book Cliffs.

Zipping though the Utah desert, eastbound "California Zephyr" has an Amtrak California unit in its consist.

Train #6, the Eastbound California Zephyr crosses the Truckee River at Patrick, as it starts it's journey across the Nevada Desert.

With a partial moon in the western sky, Amtrak's California Zephyr is five miles from it's regularly scheduled stop at Helper. A loaded coal hopper at Royal Road has been spotted here for several ... (more)

Accelerating back up to track speed, Amtrak's California Zephyr departs a short slow order due to a highway bridge replacement project on US Hwy. 6 at Detour.

The westbound California Zephyr is running somewhat late at Floy, Utah, but the passengers are enjoying a spectacular sunset over Utah's desert country.

Amtrak #6, the Eastbound California Zephyr has just started it's climb up Soldier Summit, passing over a small creek about 20 miles east of Provo.

The westbound California Zephyr approaches Solitude Siding, featuring a CZ observation-dome with a lit CZ drumhead. This is shot on Kodak Tri-X on a Voigtlander Bessa R3A with a Voigtlander 40mm f... (more)

Captured moments after sunrise, Amtrak's California Zephyr heads east through Spanish Fork Canyon just east of the ghost town of Thistle, Utah.

The weather was all over the place on this June morning as the eastbound California Zephyr heads east through the Utah Desert. While I'd like to say the lightning was planned, I didn't even know I... (more)

Charging east up Utah's Soldier Summit, Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 winds along the Spanish Fork River, just east of Castilla. The train is about 18 miles east of it's most recent stop at Provo,... (more)

On a gorgeous spring morning, Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 approches the top of the hill at Soldier Summit (7487 ft.) In the distance looms 10,685 ft. Mount Loafer.

Amtrak 6 California Zephyr pops out of the Kyune Tunnels on Soldier Summit on a mostly cloudy morning. Thankfully the sun popped out just in time!

Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 emerges from the Thistle Tunnels, headed east toward Chicago. These tunnels and track realignment were the result of a massive mudslide the shut down the D&RGW mainli... (more)