So Late, it Departed the Next Day

Amtrak train #3, the westbound Southwest Chief, arrived in Fullerton, California, at 11:52 PM on July 12, 2017 - just a little behind schedul... (more)

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief makes its way through the "Village" of Wagon Mound, NM as the sun sets on this beautiful summer evening.

It's a snowy mid-January afternoon, and fog consumes the vast grasslands of Northern New Mexico. Breaking through the fog, running as advertised Amtrak's Southwest Chief passes by the semaphore si... (more)

Seen here, BNSF #4351 splits an intermediate set of semaphore signals as it leads Amtrak's Southwest Chief through Bernal, NM on a beautifully warm summer evening.

Having spent a majority of the day running through semaphore territory, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief #3 makes its way past the last semaphore signal it’ll see for the remainder of its cross-countr... (more)

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief slowly pulls up alongside the station platform in Las Vegas, NM as passengers eagerly wait to board.

A thunderstorm brews overhead as Amtrak’s Southwest Chief glides past an active semaphore signal. Highlighted is one of many operational signals that currently reside alongside the Glorieta & Ra... (more)

Having just endured over an hour of 10mph running due to a current slow order, Amtrak's Southwest Chief wastes no time resuming its 79mph allotted trackspeed as it makes its way past the Madrid cu... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit 184 leads The Southwest Chief across the swing bridge that spans the mighty Mississippi River at Fort Madison on a gorgeous summer evening.

Amtrak #3 heads down Cajon Pass in the early morning running the usual 2+ hours late.

As seen from atop of a tree, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 reaches the summit of Glorieta Pass and now begins to negotiate the downgrade trek.

Running over sixteen hour late, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief, train #3, makes a daylight appearance through the northern Arizona region on the first day of May 2017. The delay was due to a n... (more)

Once again representing Phases III, IV, and V Amtrak's Southwest Chief splits the blades as it makes its way through Bernal, NM on a beautifully hot late Spring afternoon. Highlighted are only two... (more)

Running about 4 and a half hours late. Amtrak #3 descends down the Cajon Pass with the Phase IV Heritage unit, Amtrak 184.

Heritage Unit leading Southwest Chief out of Union Station.