It was a hot and tiring day (the three mile hike back to the car after this picture was the worst part), but the pictures of the California Zephyr in this great lunar landscape were worth it.

Westbound D&RGW Zephyr somwhere in the desert

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.

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

Looking more like Mars than Earth, the eastbound California Zephyr skirts the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah. This is likely one of the most difficult spots I've ever shot. Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Floy, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 94
Train ID: AMTK 6
Photo Date: September 19, 2008

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In the evening sun, 3126 works east with a short engineers train.

287 leads a west bound manifest across the Uah desert.

5407 heads west across the Uah desert around Floy with the fast trailers.