Amtrak No. 6 approaches the CTC signals at the west end of downtown.

The westbound California Zephyr zips downgrade with its usual 8 car consist, along with a few extra in the form of Grand Luxe passenger cars. It was my understanding that these cars were tacked ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr skims along the desert floor at the foot of Utah's Book Cliffs.

With the Winter sun still up, even at 3:30PM, Amtrak #6 rounds the curve skirting the Truckee River at Boca. Canon Rebel XS.

City lights reflect like fire of off an inbound Amtrak train 6 as it approaches Halstead street on the final lap of its journey into Chicago.

Zipping though the Utah desert, eastbound "California Zephyr" has an Amtrak California unit in its consist.

Train #6, the Eastbound California Zephyr crosses the Truckee River at Patrick, as it starts it's journey across the Nevada Desert.

Amtrak Train 6 with AMTK 118 works its way east to Kremmling skirting the edge of the hillside.

Amtrak 67 is seen leading the eastbound 'Califorina Zephyr' east of Cisco, Utah running only around an hour late - 12/09/2008

Soon after sunrise, the crew of Amtrak's California Zephyr perform a running air test at Soldier Summit prior to a 25 mile descent (between 1.0-2.3%) eastward to Helper, Utah. This is my 600th pho... (more)

The California Zephyr shines in the last sunlight of the day, highballing eastbound thru fall color in a Rocky Mountain valley.

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

Amtrak #6, the Eastbound California Zephyr has just started it's climb up Soldier Summit, passing over a small creek about 20 miles east of Provo.

Amtrak #6 rounds the bend at Rio, slowly climbing the famous ex-DRGW Soldier Summit. I hope the passengers woke up early to see the scenery!

Amtrak's California Zephyr train #6 crosses from main #1 to main #2 at CP Colton, five miles east of Soldier Summit. Dispatcher #78 lined the little streamliner ahead of a Utah Railway coal empty.