Crossing the fill over Bull Gulch, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr exits Tunnel 2 west of Plainview, Colorado, on September 21, 2001. This particular fill washed out during flooding in Colo... (more)

An otherwise decent California Zephyr shot ruined by a steaming pile of yellow garbage on the point. Not sure which unit was having issues, but UP 7085 leads Amtrak units 135 and 96 toward Tu... (more)

Running on time, the westbound California Zephyr rolls along next to the Colorado River just east of Burns, CO on February 13, 2016.

Not sure which unit was having issues on CZ #5, but UP 7085 leads Amtrak units 135 and 96 into Coal Creek Canyon on a frosty December morning. Visible in the background is Table Mountain in G... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr wiggles through the curves in Red Gorge west of Radium, Colorado, on November 6, 2012.

Amtrak units 152 & 118 are leading the way for California Zephyr #5 as it rolls along South Boulder Creek near Tolland, CO.

Amtrak 159 leads the westvound California Zephyr through Eola.

California Zephyr #5 rounds the sweeping curve just east of Pinecliffe, CO., AMTK 204 & 130 are leading the way and are about to enter Tunnel 29 on the Moffat route.

Morning haze has settled over downtown Denver, roughly 17 miles in the distance (as the crow flies), as Amtrak units 204 & 130 lead the California Zephyr into Coal Creek Canyon.

California Zephyr #5 climbs out of Coal Creek Canyon and through a winter wonderland. Leading the charge up the 2% grade is AMTK 6 followed by Phase IV heritage unit 184. The train is about to en... (more)

Afternoon sun glints off the last cars of a late-running Amtrak No. 5 as it climbs out of Rocky, Colorado, on December 5, 2014.

The westbound California Zephyr winds its way through one of the canyons a few miles southwest of Burns, CO on January 23, 2016.

With the Conductor of No. 6 giving its counterpart a roll by inspection from an open door on the last car, Amtrak’s eastbound and westbound California Zephyr’s meet at Newcastle, California, o... (more)

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, cruises along next to the Colorado River just after its stop in Glenwood Springs, CO on January 17, 2016.

Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, rolls through Glenwood Canyon just before its stop in Glenwood Springs, CO on January 17, 2016.