A late Amtrak 19 with a shortened consist prepares to depart Meridian, MS.

A late Amtrak 19 with a shortened consist prepares to depart Meridian, MS.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr paces the Colorado River on Union Pacific’s Dotsero Cutoff between the sidings of Range and Dell west of Burns, Colorado, on June 6, 1998. GE P42DC Nos. 81 and... (more)

Amtrak 80 speeds through the signals in Thomasville, NC on its way north on September 17, 2019.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr cruises through Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on the morning of May 25, 1998, powered by a pair of GE P42DCs and a GE P32BWH.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr crosses South Boulder east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on a wintery March 28, 2016. Trailing lead GE P42DC No. 81 is “phase III heritage” P40DC No. 822.

The California Zephyr passes by the newly constructed flyover for RTD's commuter rail line that will carry passengers to areas north of Denver. This line runs right past the Denver Yard and the B... (more)

AMTK 81 leads the California Zephyr out of Denver Union Station and towards the Rocky Mountains. There has been a lot of talk about how a possible reduction in Amtrak funding would impact the Zep... (more)

The annual run of the Leavenworth Snow Train is under way as the eastbound train from Seattle arrives in Leavenworth in fresh snow on its second run. The previous weekend Leavenworth did not have ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr crosses South Boulder Creek and emerges from the Tunnel District east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on a snowy March 28, 2016. Trailing lead GE P42DC No. 81 is ‘pha... (more)

This past weekend Colorado got a doozie of a spring snowstorm. Denver only saw a few inches of accumulation due to melting, but just a few miles outside of town as the tracks enter the foothills n... (more)

Today there was an odd occurrence with the morning Amtrak California Zephyr - engines 81 and 822 pulled head first into Denver Union Station. Usually the train backs into the station but due to s... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief races through semaphore intermediates along Interstate 25 just outside of Wagon Mound, New Mexico on July 20, 2015.

More Phase III. The EB Lake Shore Limited rolls over the Mohawk River with 3 Phase III cars upfront. The Ocean View full dome is on it's way to Rensselaer for it's Fall assignment on the Adirondac... (more)