Moments after getting settled in Roomette 9 in the 531 car on Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr, which was still waiting for an on time 2:00 p.m. departure within the dark confines of Chicago... (more)

Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Private varnish on the Moffat Road on this pleasant spring day near the Great Divide.

Rare Mileage on the Overland Route Rare mileage and Rolling under the famed Ex-Colorado & Southern BNSF Front Range Subdivision 126’ thru truss bridge Amtrak 5 has just left the Cheyen... (more)

Nebraska Overland Route Detour Not so rare as Cheyenne east, Amtrak 5 is dodging the beautiful spring shadows from receding fog banks south of Cheyenne, Wyoming at Carr, Colorado. Movi... (more)

A rare event yesterday saw the California Zephyr passing through Cheyenne, Wyoming and under the Colorado and Southern steel girder bridge. Heavy rains in Nebraska washed out the track on the nor... (more)

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen passing through Esperanza in Santa Ana Canyon with P42DC 203, the carrier's Operation Lifesaver (https://oli.org/) locomotive, on the headen... (more)

Due to severe flooding on BNSF's Akron subdivision the California Zephyr detoured over the UP. AMTK 27 & 158 are leading #6 on the Kearney subdivision.

Buffers be gone. After a favourable result to numerous tests, VIA Rail stainless steel consists no longer require a buffer car at each end, as had been the case since the end of last year. ... (more)

Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through the snow and the trees at Tolland, Colorado as it heads to the Moffat Tunnel and the ski resort on the other side of the Continental Divide. ... (more)

Amtrak heritage engine #184 (P42DC) kicks up the snow as it runs through the trees at Tolland, Colorado.

Amtrak engine 184 (P42DC) kicks up the snow on a frigid morning as it runs towards Denver, Colorado on the Brush Sub.

A special Amtrak move running as CSX P939 has just crossed over the Buffalo River at CP Draw in Buffalo, New York and is now slowing to a stop on the NS Southern Tier Line for a crew change, where... (more)

With the city of Denver sprawling out in the plains below, Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr rounds Big 10 Curve between Eiesle (Clay) and Rocky, Colorado, while dropping downgrade on Union P... (more)

The California Zephyr was held at Rollinsville due to Moffat traffic and the conductor is climbing down for a quick inspection of the train.

The California Zephyr 5 train pulls three private cars, making is one of the longest Zephyr trains since the Covid pandemic.