Thanks to an 10 1/2 hour Amtrak number 6. I was able to catch the 161 heritage unit for the first time.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr drops downgrade at milepost 23 between Plain and Eisele at Coal Creek, Colorado, on the afternoon of April 14, 2019.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr descends out of the Rocky Mountains, making the approach on the Big Ten Curves and their next stop, Denver. They have just exited the final tunnel on their t... (more)

Amtrak 6 is blazing through the moon-like landscape of the Utah desert at Floy, running along the impenetrable fortress that is the Book Cliffs while thunderstorms hammer areas to the west closer ... (more)

Leaving Utah, Ruby Canyon, and the Colorado River behind (pictured on the opposite side of the tunnel), #6 is now cruising along the meandering Salt Creek nearing much flatter terrain at Mack enro... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr rolls eastbound along the Colorado River through Little Gore Canyon between Radium and Azure, Colorado, on August 3, 2014.

From Tunnel 16 Amtrak 6 is catching the light of the evening sun coming from tunnel 16 and about to enter tunnel 15 inside South Draw on the Moffat Road on the back side of the Flat Ir... (more)

Running close to 5 1/2 hours late, Amtrak's California Zephyr glides through Mendota, IL with heritage units 822 and 184 on point.

Running a little behind schedule in the mid-day heat, #6 cruises over Salt Creek leaving the Colorado River and Ruby Canyon behind. The right of way now cuts through the impressive geology at this... (more)

They must of notched it up in the corner, by the evidence hanging over the train. The two old GE's smoked it up like a steam engine. Sunday mornings Amtrak number 6 is off to the races, across Uta... (more)

It's early morning, as Amtrak number 6 is heading out across the high desert of Utah.

A quartet of GE Genesis units lead Amtrak 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, as it cruises across BNSF's Ottumwa Sub on the east side of Albia, Iowa. The train has just passed through one of the ... (more)

After departing Truckee, Amtrak heritage Unit No. 184 with the eastbound California Zephyr No.6, ducks under the Glenshire Road bridge following the Truckee River down to Reno Nevada.

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, departed McCook, Nebraska, 8 hours and 16 minutes late – it was due to depart at 23:49. AMTK P42DCs 60 and 75 are making good time with t... (more)

In 1929, Burlington and Union Pacific announced plans to remodel the Burlington train depot in Omaha. It was completed in 1931 and passenger train travel flourished with several tracks and trains... (more)