Having crested Raton Pass, the eastbound Southwest Chief eases down the north side of the mountain into Colorado.

The eastbound Southwest Chief races to stay ahead of a fast-moving storm as it approaches Lowe. Is this photo a metaphor for the future of the Southwest Chief under Anderson? You decide.

Representing Phases I, III, and V; featured here Amtrak's Chicago bound Southwest Chief makes its way through the picturesque community of Rowe, NM on a beautifully hot Summer afternoon.

Featured here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 quickly makes its way through the "Big City" of Rowe, NM as the sun begins to set on a hot and windy early Summer afternoon.

Amtrak 4 the Southwest Chief heads East through Gallup, NM. As a couple of BNSF Trains does some work in the yard

The Southwest Chief passes climbs a super steep grade and passes an abandoned church up on the hill.

The Southwest Chief passes a spectacular bluff through some of the most scenic parts of New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief ascends a grade in the rugged but scenic terrain of New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief climbs the rugged but scenic terrain of New Mexico in the waning daylight.

The Southwest Chief has quite the eclectic and unorthodox lash up on the head end. Everything seen behind the first two P42s would be dropped in ABQ and then continue to Pueblo, CO so the brand ne... (more)

The sun has just set over the Northern New Mexico plains as Amtrak #4 splits through the semaphores of Robinson. The train will continue from here to its next stop of Raton, NM.

Splitting the blades, featured here Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 traverses underneath an illuminated sky as it prepares to knock down the last pair of intermediate semaphore signals that it'll enco... (more)

Amtrak #4 'the Southwest Chief' zig zags through all the BNSF traffic traveling east on BNSF's Gallup Subdivision near the small town of Gonzales,NM.

The eastbound Southwest Chief stretches its legs across the scenic plains of the New Mexico countryside.

The eastbound Southwest Chief stretches its legs across the scenic plains of the New Mexico countryside.