Heavy snow falls at the BNSF engine service facility in Denver, Colorado as an Amtrak engine waits for the call to support the California Zephyr with added muscle. Also note the Union Pacific mot... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr has just passed through 463-foot Tunnel 42 as it follows the Colorado River just east of Radium, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 19, 2023.

The Amtrak Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through Plainview, Colorado as seen from the top of the Eisele Siding at Blue Mountain.

Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train gets ready to enter Tunnel 29 as it heads towards Pinecliffe, Colorado on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Wiggins, Colorado provides a colorful sunrise for the passengers and crew of the California Zephyr as it runs on teh Brush Sub towards Denver.

The California Zephyr runs through a very cold Wiggins, Colorado as it heads west towards Denver. The temperature was 16 degrees with 20MPH winds, making the wind chill around -1.

Amtrak engine 33 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr into the Denver Yard as it leaves the Mile High City.

The California Zephyr runs through Rocky, Colorado as it heads towards Big Ten Curve and the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr runs over a bridge at Hudson, Colorado.

The exhaust heat generated off the lead engine of the California Zephyr appears to be on fire as the train runs towards Roggen, Colorado in front of a fiery sun ball. The red sunrise is due a lar... (more)

The timing was nearly perfect to catch the California Zephyr at sunrise at Roggen, Colorado. The red sky was due to smoke from a wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, creating an eerie mood to an othe... (more)

It's not every day that Amtrak 59 "The City of New Orleans" arrives to Memphis in good day light. This morning however, it was almost 2 hours late coming in, allowing for an early morni... (more)

Two Northern Pacific Vista Domes bring up the rear of Amtrak Train 28 along the Columbia River valley in Dallesport, WA. Smoke from Oregon forest fires fills the sky.

Former Glacier? Amtrak Train 8 (Empire Builder, AMTK 33 P42DC leading) was giving its passengers some of the best views available on a train as it crossed the lake at Rising Wolf Ranch in ... (more)

The Abominable Zephyr, lead by Amtrak #33 (P42DC) rounds the corner of Crescent under one of the heaviest blizzard to hit these mountains in years.