Amtrak 3 deadheads to 8th Street Yard as they pass remnants of the once industrial heavy area alongside the LA River.

The Winter Park Express Ski Train runs through the trees at Tolland, Colorado on its way to the ski resort on the other side of the Moffat Tunnel. What looks like a tongue sticking out is actually... (more)

Heavy snow is falling as the California Zephyr runs past the old C&S water tower in the North Yard in Denver.

The California Zephyr leaves Denver and runs past the Union Pacific's North Yard in Denver under blizzard conditions.

A red glow at sunrise caused by the smoke from the many wildfires west of Colorado bathes the California Zephyr as it back under Park Avenue on its way to Denver's Union Station.

The Westbound California Zephyr is seen at the American River Canyon in Casa Loma, CA on the way down the “The Hill” from Donner Summit.

AMTK 155 leads the eastbound Empire Builder along Lake Pepin at Maple Springs.

Amtrak Cardinal departing Charlottesville.

AMTK 155 leads the #6 California Zephyr as they detour through Wyoming due to the massive wildfires in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

Amtrak train 80, the northbound Carolinian, crosses over at Elm shortly before stopping at the depot in Greensboro, NC and heading east on the H-line on the evening of November 21, 2020.

Amtrak 155 leads a 9 hour 30 min. late eastbound train #6.

For the California Zephyr trains that have been diverting from Colorado to Wyoming due to massive wildfires, the engine configuration has been back-to-back, giving a good visual of the design of t... (more)

Due to a massive fire in Glenwood Springs that shut down the Moffat Line, the California Zephyr had to detour through Wyoming. Here is Amtrak 155 (P42DC) leading the number 6 train through Hermos... (more)

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)