Amtrak's California Zephyr #6 emerges from the Thistle Tunnels, headed east toward Chicago. These tunnels and track realignment were the result of a massive mudslide the shut down the D&RGW mainli... (more)
Running nearly 90 minutes behind schedule at the crack of dawn, Amtrak's California Zephyr pulls east through the former ghost town of Mill Fork, Utah. Rio Grande built a trainorder depot, a side ... (more)
After a long difficult climb - for the photographers - we are rewarded with this view of the eastbound California Zephyr.
The scenery out here in the Utah desert is stark, and striking.
Running several hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr glides east along the southern shore of the Great Salt near Burmester, Utah. This trackage was once part of Western Pacific Railro... (more)