The westbound California Zephyr comes to a stop to load passengers at the old railroad town of Colfax California.

Amtrak Train 5, the California Zephyr, rolls west through scenic Byers Canyon, between Granby and Kremmling on the Rio Grande Moffatt line.

Running 12 hours and 21 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr makes a rare daylight run over Soldier Summit on July 17, 2015.

There's no better way to travel than by train. Amtrak No. 6, the California Zephyr along BNSF's Creston Subdivision east of Prescott, Iowa.

Amtrak No. 6,the eastbound California Zephyr, winds downhill along the Truckee River and under the Glenshire road bridge.

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr curves through Thompson Springs, UT on its way to Chicago with two brand new Siemens ACS-64 electric motors in tow. A pleasant surprise while waiting for the ... (more)

King of the Mountain: Four F40PH EMDs lead a 17 car California Zephyr east through Spanish Fork Canyon on New Year's Eve, 1990.

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, stops traffic on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada, on March 11, 2003. The city happened to be changing light bulbs from clear to green on the famous s... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr (train #5) is about to enter tunnel #1 on the Moffat Route.

Fruita's most visible landmark, the awesomely-painted grain elevator, provides a colorful backdrop for the eastbound Amtrak California Zephyr, zipping through town right on time. Fruita is home to... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr negotiates the frequent turns of the Donner Pass Route as it passes through Casa Loma, California on a cold and rainy day.

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr toting another Sprinter at last light.

In the first morning light, only some minutes late, Amtrak train # 6 "California Zephyr" with P42 # 117 and 169 pulling, is crossing Carbon Avenue in Price towards the rising sun. In the consist o... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr No. 6 seen traversing one of the many tight s-curves on UP's Donner Pass route.

Amtrak No. 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, curves through the desert between Wash and Mounds, Utah, on the morning of July 26, 2002.