Fifteen cars of a BNSF freight train derailed early today (Sunday, Nov. 12) in the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver ... both directions of Amtrak's California Zephyr.

Past passenger-train names inherited by Amtrak looks at today’s services that are either right down to a T or loosely-based.

“Moon River” was just one of the surprises aboard the California Zephyr ... with us in Denver on their way to visit friends in Aspen, Colo., a 41-mile drive from the Amtrak station in Glenwood ...

If the glory years of the Burlington Railroad began in 1934, with the Burlington Zephyr's phenomenal Dawn-to-Dusk run, surely they culminated in 1949, with the arrival of the California Zephyr.

The start of fall means earlier sunsets and shorter amounts of daylight. Thursday, September 19 is Denver’s day of the year ...

It’s time to consider a trip on the Amtrak Empire Builder ... We took the California Zephyr from Mount Pleasant, Iowa to Denver, Colorado a couple of years ago on a family spring break trip.

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That leads to a lot of delays, as Amtrak waits to let other trains pass. A longer route like the California Zephyr's can fall behind schedule by ... Union Station in Denver had great restaurants ...

If the glory years of the Burlington Railroad began in 1934, with the Burlington Zephyr's phenomenal Dawn-to-Dusk run, surely they culminated in 1949, with the arrival of the California Zephyr.