Here we see the result of some mechanical issues from earlier in the day. Featured here, BNSF #7969 leads Amtrak's Southwest Chief through Canyoncito, NM on a chilly early-Autumn afternoon.
It's a chilly early-Autumn afternoon in Northern New Mexico, and breaking through the crisp air, we see Amtrak's Southwest Chief as it splits an intermediate set of semaphore signals near Chapelle... (more)
The Southwest Chief rolls along through scenic countryside at speed on its way to the next stop in Trinidad. Wild sunflowers line the road, and a lone house is passed in a very sparsely populated... (more)
The westbound Southwest Chief streaks through the quiet countryside of Colorado, with one of the last active wig wag on a Class 1 protecting the crossing. What a neat piece of "living" history!
On a sunny afternoon, Amtrak No. 3 departs Galesburg, IL. At Academy, the line splits, with one leg passing through the big yard, and the other past the siding at Clay.