Dwarfed by the magnificent Glenwood Canyon, the eastbound California Zephyr skirts the banks of the Colorado River on a blistering July afternoon.

The westbound California Zephyr pulls into the tourist town of Glenwood Springs, running about a half hour late. Not visible behind the tree line are three private cars on the rear.

After coming down the Colorado Rocky Mountains and running through Plainview and Coal Creek Canyon, the California Zephyr traverses the S Curve known as Big Ten Curve. This will help the train dr... (more)

AMTK 192 (P42DC) leads the afternoon California Zephyr through the rock formations at Plainview, Colorado.

A sunny day, a timely California Zephyr and a freindly wave from the engineer is captured after engine 193 emerges from Tunnel 29 just east of Pinecliffe, Colorado.

Just east of Rocky, in Barbara's Gulch, the first westbound Zephyr to leave Denver on a Wednesday morning in almost eight months approaches a Clear (green) signal at the east end of Rocky. A lone ... (more)

An orange Colorado Sunrise catches the California Zephyr as it heads towards Keenesburg, Colorado.

The California Zephyr was about an hour late this morning, making possible this Easter sunrise shot as the train approached Roggen, Colorado on its way to Denver.

Winter Storm Morning Light

Number 5 was about an hour and 40 minutes behind at Fort Morgan today. I was on my heels trying to work this all time favorite spot in full ... (more)

Valentines Day balloons greet the crew and passengers of the California Zephyr as it passes through Tolland, Colorado on the way to the Moffat Tunnel. The sunny skies are deceiving, as the tempera... (more)

Amtrak #75 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr through the hills west of Rollinsville, Colorado. While not much to look at now, the barren aspen will be sporting green foliage in spring and amazi... (more)

MP 26.63

Looking southeast the Denver skyline can be seen in the distance including Rocky Flats. Here some 1842’ above Denver Amtrak 5 is exiting tunnel 7 with a reminisc... (more)

Classic California Zephyr

Amtrak is ascending the grade at Coal Creek Canyon in front of the tangent into Tunnel 1. Ideal light illuminates icicles and the trip from Chica... (more)

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)

Just minutes out of Trinidad, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief works it's way up the eastside of Raton Pass as it passes through the small town of Starkville.