AMTK 15 hustles the eastbound California Zephyr along the Colorado River and through Ruby Canyon.

A BNSF trackage rights train from Denver somehow gets put in front of Amtrak and snakes its way through Ruby Canyon. About 10 minutes after he cleared, the westbound Zephyr would be coming through... (more)

Loaded coal for Tuscon, AZ snakes it's way along through Ruby Canyon near Utaline, CO on the former Rio Grande.

Amtrak #6 has just crossed into Colorado from Utah at the mouth of Ruby Canyon

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon between Shale and Utaline, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 23, 2021. The Sightseer Lounge would be a ... (more)

Amtrak train 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, crosses over McDonald Creek at the base of imposing Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, in impressive Ruby Canyon on June 23, 2021. Unu... (more)

A deadhead move of Rocky Mountaineer Railtours passenger equipment is eastbound running along the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 24, 2021. The Ca... (more)

Surrounded by red sandstone cliffs lining the Colorado River, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr approaches Utaline, Colorado, in Ruby Canyon on June 23, 2021.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr skirts the vertical sandstone cliffs the tower above the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon. The train has just passed stored hoppers in the siding at Utaline, Co... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr makes a bee line out of Utaline, Colorado, as it follows the Colorado River through Ruby Canyon on June 24, 2021.

Rocky Mountaineer passenger equipment gets delivered to Grand Junction as it makes its first trip through Ruby Canyon east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 24, 2021. The tour operator will be making ... (more)

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr hustles along the Colorado River under the imposing cliff of Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 13, 2009. This former Rio Grande route through bea... (more)

As rafters frolic on the opposite bank of the Colorado River, hugging the cliffs on the north side is Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr approaching the Utah state line at Utaline, Colorado, o... (more)

Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, crosses over McDonald Creek at the base of imposing Dodge’s Bluff just east of Utaline, Colorado, on July 18, 1990. Four EMD F40PHs haul the 16-car train wes... (more)