The westbound California Zephyr passes through the short and scenic Byers Canyon.

Our Beagle Minturn (yes, he is named after the town at the foot of Rio Grande’s steep crossing of Tennessee Pass) intently watches Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr rumbling through Little ... (more)

Dropping downgrade through Wootton, Colorado, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief has had another successful day conquering Raton Pass as the train begins its decent toward Trinidad.

The California Zephyr runs through Roggen, Colorado at sunrise. A jet plane's contrail and shadow gives the illusion that the sun is a comet about to strike earth.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr makes a bee line out of Utaline, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through Ruby Canyon on June 24, 2021.

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

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.

The California Zephyr has just come through Tunnel #1 and is dropping down hill into Coal Creek Canyon.

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)

The California Zephyr #5 kicks up the snow as it passes through Pinecliffe, Colorado.

It is good to see the 'normal' California Zephyr configuration making the runs again. Here is the #5 train, complete with baggage car, exiting Tunnel 1 and running through a valley leading to the... (more)