Thunderstorms build in the background as Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief races through the intermediate Semaphore Signals by Colmor siding.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief gets rolling after a stop. Number 3 met its counter part train here at CP Bishop.

Its journey over Raton Pass complete, the westbound Southwest Limited stops at the mission-style station at Raton, New Mexico. Ahead is a race across the desert plains until the grade to Gl... (more)

With the snow-covered Rockies shining brightly in the distance, Amtrak’s Southwest Limited curves around the iconic Wootton Ranch. This was the one-time home of Richens “Uncle Dick” W... (more)

Amtrak Train 3, the Southwest Limited, makes its daily ascent to Raton Pass, seen here at Gallinas, Colorado. Today’s train has three baggage cars and seven Superliners.

Westbound 3 running hot through Oneida on its way to Galesburg and beyond.

The westbound Southwest Limited has departed Trinidad, Colorado, and is working its way over Raton Pass.

BNSF 6617 leads a nearly 9 hour late westbound Southwest Chief down off Ash Hill.

Running a little under 50 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's number 3 train, aka the westbound "Southwest Chief," does every bit of track speed as it races through the small community of Neponset, ... (more)

Amtrak P40DC glides into the station at La Plata,Missouri.

A nearly 4 hour late westbound Southwest Chief trundles into Riverside where it will make a brief stop before proceeding to Fullerton and then Los Angeles. Amtrak's Veterans unit leads the train o... (more)

Amtrak's number 3 train aka the "Southwest Chief" pulls into the Galesburg Amtrak Station to make passenger drop-offs and pick-ups. The engineer was very friendly handing us a pack of bottled wate... (more)

The Amtrak "Southwest Chief" hastily races beneath the intermediate signals at MP241 on the Marceline Sub., just west of Fort Madison by a couple miles.

A three-hour late Southwest Chief rolling through West Victorville.

Amtrak #3 makes its daily station stop in Galesburg.