AMTK 96 leads the eastbound Southwest Chief for Chicago as it makes it first station stop at Fullerton.

Amtrak 120 passes underneath the now removed CB&Q signals with Amtrak 3 The Southwest Chief and heads west towards California

Just before sundown, the Southwest Chief, essentially on time, rolls out of Raton Pass on approach to Trinidad, Colorado. Today's train features perfect weather, plus five private cars hea... (more)

Amtrak 145/154 lead the westbound Southwest Chief, rolling off Raton Pass on approach to Raton, NM, before hitting the racetrack that will take these passengers west to Los Angeles.

The Southwest Chief is rolling through rural Illinois on its way west as it passes under one of the soon to be replaced original CB&Q signals on the Mendota Sub.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief accelerates westward after a station stop in Mendota ducking under another endangered CB&Q signal bridge.

Amtrak train #3, the Southwest Chief pulling in for it's station stop in Barstow, almost 11 hours late. The beautiul Casa Del Desierto proves to be an excellent back drop to this rare daylight sig... (more)

AMTK P42DCs 157 and 199 lead the eastbound Southwest Chief along the Gallup Subdivision, just east of the AZ/NM border.

The westbound Southwest Chief rolls along on main 2 west of Neponset. This train will get on the BNSF Transcon at Galesburg for the trip to Los Angelus, CA. This train left Union Station around 2 ... (more)

The Southwest Chief passes crossover work at East Lisle in preparation for Belmont Ave crossing work. A loaded coal train has just crept by east on main 2.

Amtrak #3 "The Southwest Chief" up from its last stop in Albuquerque and on its way west. The 4 unit power lash up has 3 different Amtrak units.

Amtrak #4 "The Southwest Chief" crossing over and onto the Glorieta sub at Dalies on its way to Albuquerque the next stop.

A very late Amtrak #3, the Italic Southwest Chief (or was it the Southwest Limited in 1979?) blasts through San Dimas on its way to Los Angeles. Led by a trio of EMD SDP40Fs, the tr... (more)

Amtrak #3, The Southwest Chief, heads west towards Albuquerque. What is interesting in this shot is the long line of mail cars trailing the passenger consist - The Chief "hauled the mail" for many... (more)

Eastbound Southwest Chief passing the old Mission at McCartys.