The Silver Star rushes out of Seville with an extra viewliner and baggage care in tow. The last meteorological day of Winter finds temps chasing 80F / 26C by 0900 just after the fog lifted.

The California Zephyr races the snow clouds as it passes through Plainview on its way into the Colorado Rocky Mountains

The snow is falling and the sub-freezing winds are blowing as the California Zephyr rounds the curve at Crescent, Colorado.

Amidst low clouds and light snow, the California Zephyr #6 rounds the corner at Crescent, Colorado. It will take another hour an a half to get to Denver's Union Station, but I doubt the riders w... (more)

Under light snow, sub freezing temperatures and a low cloud base, the morning California Zephyr with Amtrak 176 on point runs through Plainview, Colorado.

Eldorado Morning

Amtrak’s new truncated scheduled number 5 the California Zephyr is whisking along lifting the fresh snow from the Moffat Road near milepost 26 coming out of ... (more)

Colorado’s Largest Forest Fires

Amtrak 6 running a little early is under slow orders over High Wind Warnings up and down the Front Range Friday the 17th of October. Here 6 m... (more)

Amtrak #6 led by Amtk 176 heads eastbound at sunset at Barr, CO, on the BNSF Brush Sub. May 21, 2020.

Smoke from the wildfires on the western slope of Colorado have made for some stunning sunrises and sunsets on the eastern plains, with the result here of a surreal glow as the California Zephyr hi... (more)

Due to a 14 hour delay in Utah, Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr descends through the curve at Crescent, CO in the early morning hours of June 8th, 2020 rather than the intended early evening ... (more)

The California Zephyr lead by AMTK 176 was nearly 14 hours late yesterday due to a rock slide in Utah, allowing a rare sunlight shot of an eastbound Genesis at Crescent, Colorado.

Precious Cargo. Amtrak Train 30 (Capital Limited) was entrusted with the final leg of the delivery of Amtrak ACS-64 642 (Salutes Our Veterans). On the afternoon of May 18, 2015, it makes the stati... (more)

A Regional service bound for Boston arrives into Downtown Ashland to pick up passengers. Even with most trees still barren, the trees in front of the station have flowered, brightening up the othe... (more)

Amtrak number 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, climbes up Raton Pass on a beautiful summer morning, about to go through the tunnel at the Colorado/New Mexico state line. Seen here, it is positio... (more)

Amtrak Train #3 The Southwest Chief arriving at Princeton, Illinois on August 3, 2017.