Amtrak 45 leads the California Zephyr West through Highlands.

The CB&Q originally built across the Missouri Rive back in 1880. The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad had reached Plattsmouth in 1870 while working west from Creston towards Lincoln. The CB&... (more)

A westbound California Zephyr emerges from a tunnel in Gore Canyon as it hugs the banks of the Colorado River.

On a gloomy evening, the westbound Empire Builder heads west on the historic double-decker bridge over the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells. Time’s are quiet in the Dells as summer tourists ha... (more)

The California Zephyr sweeps around the big curve between Melrose and Russell on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. A beautiful white countryside is seen from overnight frost and a snow storm. The train is 43 ... (more)

The California Zephyr sweeps around the big curve between Melrose and Russell on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. A beautiful white countryside is seen from overnight frost and a snow storm. The train is 43 ... (more)

Snow and a soft sunset through the storm
Snowy evening light fill the canyons among the snow fly.

Amtrak 11 heads through the Ventura County farmland in the late afternoon.

Amtrak 91 through Seville

The not so famous 45 leads 91 on Doctor Martin Luther King Day.

Amtrak Crescent train passes Manassas Regional Airport

The California Zephyr climbs the hill behind a BNSF freight that was holding on the Rocky siding and is now heading to Denver.

The California Zephyr led by AMTK 45 (P42DC) meets a BNSF freight which has taken the siding at Rocky, Colorado. The waiving crew member of BNSF 6103 performs a roll-by check of the passenger tra... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through Roggen, Colorado on the Brush Sub, just as another beautiful sunrise graces the Front Range.

Punching the Drift

At Tunnel 1 a days worth of snowfall was at the railhead when Amtrak #6 the California Zephyr blasts through the piled snow from a full days snowfall at th... (more)