Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
I love how each of the cars from the original California Zephyr all had names. Each one was named Silver something. Not only were they all named, but the three railroads that operated the train (CB&Q, Rio Grande, and Western Pacific) gave cars of the same type similar names. For example, all of the observation cars that were found on the end of the train were given names that somehow related to great views and/or celestial things. Western Pacific had the Silver Planet and Silver Crescent. CB&Q had the Silver Solarium, Silver Horizon, Silver Penthouse, and Silver Lookout. Rio Grande had the Silver Sky.
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Location Information

City or County and State
Fraser, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Fraser




Train Information
Railroad
Amtrak
Model
None
Primary Unit Number
CBQ 378

Paint Scheme
Symbol
AMT6-01
Train Type
California Zephyr (Amtrak)


Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Canon / Canon EOS-1D Mark III
ISO
320
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/320 seconds
Aperture
f/6.3