The outbound Southwest Chief rolls through suburban Western Springs on a beautiful fall afternoon during its trip to Los Angeles California.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief rushes past the Western Springs Metra station with Phase IV heritage unit #184 on point.

Four SDP40Fs are on the headend of train 3, the westbound Southwest Limited, because this train is delivering new locomotive 587, built in May 1974, which will be assigned to Amtrak trains ... (more)

GARDEN CITY KS June 16 1979 — Amtrak SDP40f 505 leads the westbound Southwest Limited as the train slows for a station stop. I have no idea why the red headlight appears to be lighted. My photo.

Late trains keep getting later…Amtrak 3, the Southwest Chief, making its way west, was only 34 minutes behind schedule when it departed Gallup NM the day before, but by the time it... (more)

Running five-hours-late, Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, led by P42DC 160 (wearing the carrier's "Pepsi Can" scheme in honor of Amtrak's 50th Anniversary in 2021), passes... (more)

Amtrak P42DC 7 pulls Amtrak 3, the westbound southwest chief, into Mendota, IL for a station stop.

Running a little behind schedule – 12 hours 45 minutes behind, in fact – is Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief heading from Chicago to Los Angeles. Amtrak 50th Annive... (more)

Thanks to United Airlines cancelling my morning flight to Denver, I was able to catch a 5 hour late Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief led by P42DC 160, wearing the carrier's "Pep... (more)

Los Angeles' iconic city hall provides the backdrop as Amtrak train 3, The Super Chief, has arrived on Los Angeles Union Station's Track 12 with a trio of new SDP40F diesels for power: AMT... (more)

Two Heritage, No Waiting!

Earlier this month, Amtrak 3 arrived behind P42DC 184 (on the 9th) and then 130 (on the 10th), and today (the 28th) they both arrived again, but now on ... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, crosses from Track 2 to Track 3 as it rolls west through Fullerton Junction to make its stop, some 4 hours 23 minutes late, at the Fullerton T... (more)

Westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief at intermediate signals 786.2 east of Chapelle.

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief quickly rolls through the big curve through Ancona, Illinois, crossing a wood trestle over Prairie Creek at 7:20 p.m. on June 20, 1992. The train is powered by... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 passes the intermediate semaphores north of Wagon Mound. With the removal of the set at 706, these are now the final intermediate semaphore signals within the northern ... (more)