The California Zephyr climbs the grade towards Tunnel #1 out of Coal Creek Canyon. The scar on the landscape in the background is from developers paving paradise to put in yet more homes..

Making its first stop after departing Los Angeles is Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief. P42DCs 183 and 64 will handle this train for the remaining 2,239 miles to Chicago. With... (more)

The California Zephyr has exited Coal Creek Canyon and climbs towards Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado, pulling three private cars on the back of the train. The air is thick with white smoke from... (more)

With heavy smoke from the Canadian wildfires wafting through the Colorado Front Range, the California Zephyr gets ready to cross Blue Mountain Road as it enters Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado.

The California Zephyr heads into the cut leading to Rocky, Colorado and will run under Highway 93 as it approaches Little Ten and Big Ten Curves.

The California Zephyr runs through Rocky, Colorado as it heads towards Big Ten Curve while heading into the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

The California Zephyr is surrounded by RTD commuter rail catenaries as it backs into Denver's Union Station.

Out of the portal! Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian #43 led by P42DC 129 rolls out of the tunnel past the Gallitzin Tunnels Park. The park overlooks the entrance to the West Tunnel, which provides... (more)

Westbound VIA Train 73 speeds across the CN Dundas Subdivision, splitting the searchlight signals at milepost 7.6 in Dundas, Ontario as the train heads towards Windsor behind a GE P42DC.

Amtrak's Phase II Heritage P42 leads the eastbound Pennsylvanian on Main 2 at Lilly while NS 26X climbs the grade on Main 3.

Amtrak P063-21 is coming around the curve in Lyons NY as it enters Lyons yard before making its way to Toronto ON 5-21-23.

Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian #43 charges west around the corner at the Cassandra Railroad Overlook. On the right, Norfolk Southern train 596 crawls up the grade. Being a doubled-up coal drag, ... (more)

Amtrak engine #41 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr 5 train through Tunnel #1 at Plainview, Colorado. There will be 29 more tunnels before they enter the Moffat Tunnel and exit on the west side... (more)

Phase III Heritage 145 leads the Silver Star through Apex.

AMTK 203 leading Southwest Chief leaving Chicago Union Station