Soft Light at Tunnel 1

Number 6 running late into the last light of the day emerges from T1.

Sunset over the Crest of the Continent

Downgrade and at track speed number 6 flies around the fill at Leyden, CO. Intense sunsets have been a norm for several weeks over the f... (more)

Summer Along South Boulder Creek

Afternoon thundershowers gather at the Great Divide, Amtrak’s evening visit to the valley near Tolland briefly interrupts the pleasant sound... (more)

Blue Mountain Fire Station

Amtrak 5 the California Zephyr is zipping through the horseshoe at Coal Creek and Blue Mountain. An often shot spot and fun spectacle to watch the tr... (more)

On a frigid November 30, 2004, Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, reflects the warm light of a setting sun as it marches across the desert approaching Mounds, Utah.

Amtrak returns to Dale Creek Junction

Amtrak Number 6, the “California Zephyr” rolls through the Harriman Cutoff past the iconic mountain at Dale Junction on the Union Pa... (more)

Rare Mileage through Hermosa Tunnels

Forest fires on the western slope of Colorado close the Moffat Subdivision forcing detouring over the Overland Route to Denver. Amtrak 6 th... (more)

Rare Mileage through Dale Creek

Forest fires on the western slope of Colorado close the Moffat Subdivision making for some detouring over the Overland Route to Denver. Amtrak 6... (more)

My boys and the engineer exchange waves as the eastbound California Zephyr pulls into Glenwood Springs with a healthy crowd waiting to board.

Cattails & Stainless Steel

Amtrak 6, on time glides over the mirrored reflection of a serene calm soothing Summer evening on the High Plains.

The Grandstands of the Great Plains

California Zephyr and the grandstands of the Great Plains. I looked out the window and saw the break at Big Ten from an ongoing thundersh... (more)

The eastbound California Zephyr climbs through Glenwood Canyon along the scenic Colorado River.

Amtrak #6 led by Amtk 176 heads eastbound at sunset at Barr, CO, on the BNSF Brush Sub. May 21, 2020.

Stormy Plainview

Severe thunderstorms are moving northeasterly into Boulder County just in time for an opening for a sun filled storm light shot at Plainview, CO. Amtrak #6... (more)

Eastbound through the storms of Summer, Amtrak California Zephyr glints vibrantly from the sun obscured by a micro-burst thunderstorm over Rocky and Leyden.