In my May trip out to Arizona I wanted to hit up the Lordsburg stuff since it had some different style signals on it east of Tuscon. The Lordsburg Sub is part of the Sunset Route that runs from Tu... (more)

Amtrak P42DC No. 1 leads train No. 2 through Stockham, location of much-used double crossovers in Tucson. The dispatcher has this morning's Sunset Limited on Track 2, where she'll be right to the ... (more)

Amtrak's Sunset Limited and a westbound SP freight pass each other east of Tucson.

The stage is set. A slightly battered P42 sits quietly on track 13 at Los Angeles Union Station. In just a few hours, it will depart for New Orleans on the Sunset Limited.

Amtrak 199 leads the EB Sunset Limited

Amtrak Sunset Limited flying through Cochise, AZ

Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman takes one last ride as the Sunset Limited takes his retirement train east towards New Orleans.

The Westbound Sunset Limited passes under one of the few remaining SP signal bridges in Texas.

As a century plant blooms on a sandy ledge, Amtrak No. 2 hustles past through the broken country near Cienega.

The Sunset Limited makes its stop at Alpine, TX on its tri weekly journey.

Amtrak No. 2 meets a westbound UP freight waiting in the hole at Rillito.

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited races across the Lordsburg Sub. Note the westbound freight in the background.

A phase IV P32 sits idle at the San Antonio Amtrak station awaiting the late night arrival of the Sunset Limited to switch cars. Normally, this switching is performed with the Texas Eagle consist... (more)

The Sunset Limited sits across the platform from the KCS OCS in Houston.

Amtrak's Veterans unit leads the eastbound Sunset Limited across Texas on a fine January day. This engine bounced back and forth on the Sunset for over a month, providing many railfans along its ... (more)