Crossing the Mighty Mississippi River from Burlington, Iowa to Gulfport, Illinois on the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Sunrise Chariton, Iowa as seen from the Zephyr

Sunrise Murray, Iowa from the Zephyr

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Eldorado Springs, Colorado at dusk as seen from the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Eldorado Springs, Colorado as seen from the Zephyr at dusk

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Golden Colorado at the Golden Hour as seen from the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado from the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Coral Creek, Colorado at dusk from the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

McCoy Colorado from the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Colorado Moffet Tunnel 6.2 miles timed in California Zephyr - highest point in the Amtrak network

Parachute, Colorado as seen from the Colorado River

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Cloud coverage in De Beque, CO as seen from the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Ruby Canyon Border between Utah and Colorado on the California Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Green River, Utah on the Zephyr

Spooky morning light

Says my neighbor on the train

Sunrise in Utah

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Elmo, Utah on the Zephyr

Flock of birds sparkling in Sparks, NV sky as seen from the Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Truckee, CA on the Zephyr

Nevada City, CA as seen from the Zephyr

I remember when

we pulled off the highway and

watched the train go by

standing on the snowy bank

delighted by sights and sounds 

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

Emigrant Pass in the California Sierras as seen through snow shed windows on the Zephyr

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin 

On the Zephyr passing through the Sierras in a snow shed at Cisco, CA

(c) 2025 Amy Kweskin