Amtrak 150 & 140 are about to crest the continental divide with the eastbound Southwest Chief.
Amtrak 198 & 199 race west with the Southwest Chief west of Grants New Mexico.
Amtrak 152 & 39 with the eastbound Southwest Chief.
Amtrak's Eastbound Southwest Chief splits the century-old semaphores at Romeroville just south of Las Vegas.
The Bond Street crossing in Wagon Mound, NM was a very cluttered place at the turn of this century. Railroad hardware installed much earlier in the 20th century barely made it into the 21st. Thi... (more)
Amtak 141, 158, & 189 power the eastbound Southwest Chief at Dalies, New Mexico.
The westbound Chief has a fresh crew ready to take on the night. Here we see AMTK 194 heads south out of Albuquerque, passing their last Santa Fe searchlight cantilever along the route.
The westbound Chief is closing in on Santa Fe as it passes the intermediate semaphores at Los Cerillos.
AMTK 194 leads the westbound Chief through the semaphores at the ghost town of Colmer.
Like most days, both Southwest Chiefs meet on Glorieta Pass. This day was no different as AMTK 18 pulls the eastbound Chief out of E. Glorieta.
AMTK 44 leads the Southwest Chief south through the semaphores at Wagon Mound as the head for Las Vegas.
The westbound Southwest Chief is fighting over Raton Pass as AMTK 44 leads under the former Santa Fe searchlight cantilever.
AMTK 194 leads the eastbound Southwest Chief at Rio Pureco, NM.
Shouthwest Chief train 3 is heading towards Gallup, NM, carrying an extra set of Metrolink cars.
Amtrak Train 4, the Southwest Chief, is making its way through the mountains of Raton, New Mexico, heading east towards Chicago. The train winds through the terrain, offering passengers a scenic r... (more)
