Moving westward through Ilfeld, New Mexico, Amtrak Train 3, the Southwest Limited, rolls through the semi-arid landscape.
It's a beautifully hot first day of Summer, and featured here we see Amtrak's Southwest Chief making its daily appearance in the picturesque community of Galisteo, NM as it traverses the high-dese... (more)
The Southwest Chief passes Wootton Ranch as it climbs Raton Pass
Amtrak #3 'The Southwest Chief' climbs Raton Pass ducking under the ATSF searchlights at Gallinas.
Amtrak #3, the outbound Southwest Chief, hustles west through Aurora, passing a stopped eastbound coal train at the High Street bridge. Those shadows were making me sweat a bit as I awaited Amtrak... (more)
Thursday night, I made it out to Kansas City Union Station to shoot Amtrak no. 3 coming into town with an old Pepsi Can on the point. Here's the Southwest Chief, as it arrived in KC with the #5... (more)
Southwest chief races west through Kewanee with the rather unusual sight of a P32 leading the charge
A rare leader brings the Southwest Chief west past Highlands.
Amtrak #3 'The Southwest Chief' spits the 774.2 semaphores south of Las Vegas.
Westbound Amtrak 3 "Southwest Chief" passes Semaphore at Milepost 706.2 between Springer and Colmor (NM)
The Southwest Chief passes the 791.2 blades
Running as advertised, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 traverses the high-desert terrain of Northern New Mexico on a crisp, sunny Autumn afternoon.
The Southwest Chief near Mesita, NM.
The Southwest Chief trots along through the scenic yet rugged countryside west of Albuquerque.
The setting sun scours the Earth with intense golden light as the Southwest Chief blasts into view from behind the underpass on its way to Los Angeles.
