Amtrak's California Zephyr glides through the Jordan Narrows near Bluffdale, Utah. The train was 17 1/2 hours late due to extreme weather in Nebraska, causing it to make a rare daylight appearanc... (more)

Amtrak No. 5 heads west out of Plainview, Colorado, on the morning of May 14, 2017. The train is passing through Tunnel 3 in a series of tunnels that penetrate the unique Flatiron rock formations,... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr threads through 75-foot Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the morning of May 13, 2017.

In Service for Eighty-Two Years

Amtrak’s train #5, the westbound San Francisco Zephyr, has made its afternoon arrival at the old Southern Pacific 16th Street Station in Oakl... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr is climbing the two percent grade westbound toward Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on September 6, 2001.

Amtrak 171 leads the westbound California Zephyr through Downers Grove.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr rolls through Thompson,UT mid-cloud bombing

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, crosses over McDonald Creek at the base of imposing Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on July 18, 1990. Four EMD F40PHs haul the 16-car train wes... (more)

The Veterans and Phase 1 engines lead the westbound California Zephyr along the Colorado River at Dotsero, CO.

The Veterans and Phase 1 engines lead the westbound California Zephyr along the Colorado River at Burns, CO.

The westbound California Zephyr winds through Gore Canyon with the Veterans and Phase 1 teamed up.

Making its way up a steep grade, the westbound California Zephyr twists and turns its way through the scenic mountains. I believe this is somewhere in Colorado.

Though Solitude is one of the most apt railroad location names I've been to I also felt the presence of the great photographers who'd come before to this remote location for this classic shot on t... (more)

Amtrak 172, leading the morning California Zephyr from Chicago, backs into Denver Union Station through the many catenary structures that support the newest commuter rail service to Denver Interna... (more)

The outbound Zephyr kicks up snow as it races westbound through Eola Yard on a frigid but sunny day.