A orange glow from a Colorado sunrise bathes the California Zephyr as it runs through Wiggins, Colorado.

The California Zephyr splits the signals at sunrise as it runs towards Wiggins, Colorado on the Brush Sub.

With a wildfire smoke sunset in the background, #14, running pretty much on time, is pulling out of the Tacoma Dome Station and across the new Sound Transit Tacoma Trestle.

The California Zephyr 5 runs through heavy snow in Keenesburg, Colorado

Heavy snow in Keenesburg, Colorado greets the California Zephyr as it heads towards Denver.

The California Zephyr runs in heavy snow through the Keenesburg Curve as it races towards Denver at track speed.

Amtrak 97 slows to a stop as they approach the Fort Lauderdale Airport/Dania station. The Tri Rail commuter train just ahead of them was having issues getting the locomotive to restart after it sh... (more)

A tardy westbound Southwest Chief maneuvers its way down Main #2 as passengers get a daylight view of the Cajon Pass.

Classic California Zephyr

Amtrak is ascending the grade at Coal Creek Canyon in front of the tangent into Tunnel 1. Ideal light illuminates icicles and the trip from Chica... (more)

Salt Lake City normally sees nocturnal arrivals and departures of Amtrak's California Zephyr, but when the Zephyrs are rerouted across UP's Overland route through Wyoming, the westbound Zephyr can... (more)

Amtrak Cardinal train 51 departing Staunton.

At first sunlight, the westbound Zephyr is nearly to its next stop at Denver’s Union Station where the long consist will be halved for the remainder of the run to California. The actual consist ... (more)

A Tale of Two Towers. With the Sears Tower in the background, an Amtrak train passes by 21st Street Tower as it crosses the south branch of the Chicago River. Tom Golden photo.

Westbound on the former Rio Grande route through the Moffat Tunnel, Amtrak’s California Zephyr rumbles through Crescent, Colorado, on a cold January 5, 2005.

Amtrak 204 leads the California Zephyr to Barr Lake at dawn.