Climbing up the East side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains through the Truckee River Canyon to Donner Pass, is Amtrak No. 5 the California Zephyr. A good view of the railway can be seen from Interst... (more)

Keeping cool and watching trains as Amtrak No. 5 winds along the Truckee River. The Patron Tequila Express brings up the rear.

Amtrak No. 6,the eastbound California Zephyr, winds downhill along the Truckee River and under the Glenshire road bridge.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Train NO. 6 the California Zephyr, cruises eastbound along San Pablo Bay in route to Chicago.

On a rainy night I was able to photograph Amtrak #5 with heritage unit 66 and Union Pacific Salt Lake Olympics unit 2002 at Salt Lake Cities Amtrak station. 2002 was in town to commemorate 10 year... (more)

Just after sunrise, Amtrak No. 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, curves into West Maxwell, Utah, on November 20, 2003.

Climbing through a snowy Crescent, Colorado, on March 19, 1998, is Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr.

Amtrak's number 6 the California Zephyr rolls through Utah's eastern desert. As the day light journey begin for it's passengers, in a area known as the book cliffs.

King of the Mountain: Four F40PH EMDs lead a 17 car California Zephyr east through Spanish Fork Canyon on New Year's Eve, 1990.

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, stops traffic on Virginia Street in Reno, Nevada, on March 11, 2003. The city happened to be changing light bulbs from clear to green on the famous s... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, is about to thread 78-foot Tunnel 29 east of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 2, 2006.

The westbound California Zephyr (train #5) is about to enter tunnel #1 on the Moffat Route.

A three plus hours late Amtrak #6 is just about to duck under US Hwy 6 at Gilluly, Utah. It will then be on the middle level of the Gilluly loops. The 2% grade here will continue all the way to S... (more)

Amtrak train No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, exits Tunnel 8 and curves around the former location of Tunnel 9 on a 2 percent grade through the tunnel district west of Plainview, Colorado, ... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, climbs the two-percent grade toward Big 10 Curve west of Rocky, Colorado, on April 22, 2006. In a few moments, the train will circle Big 10 Curve and... (more)