Just beginning its long journey to the west coast, the westbound Southwest Chief races through Westmont.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief screams by one of the few active wig-wags in the country on its way to Raton Pass, and today's railfanning objective, the semaphores.

These days on BNSF's Glorieta and Raton Subdivisions, any locomotive other than a GE P42 is hard to come by, seeing as the only remaining train left to traverse the route is Amtrak's daily Southwe... (more)

August 8, 2014. Here's a glimpse of Amtrak’s Los Angeles bound Southwest Chief #3 as it makes an appearance just outside of Galisteo, NM, on an absolutely beautiful mid-summer afternoon.

July 27, 2014. Here we have Amtrak’s Los Angeles bound Southwest Chief #3 as it makes an appearance just outside of Galisteo, NM, on an absolutely beautiful mid-summer afternoon.

July 28, 2014. While en route to Albuquerque, NM, here is Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it makes its way through Galisteo, NM on a gorgeous mid-summer afternoon.

Amtrak 115 leads the Southwest Chief west through Aurora, passing one of the last CB&Q signal bridges left on the Chicago Sub.

The westward Chief passes the endangered semaphores at the west end of the Chapelle siding.

The Southwest Chief passes some glorious fall foliage as it prepares to slow for its next station stop at Trinidad.

Amtrak's train #3, the Southwest Chief, highballs rural Model, CO on its way to its next station stop at Trinidad, CO on the famed Santa Fe Raton Sub.

Amtrak P42 78 leads the westbound Southwest Chief at Light Road near Oswego.

The westbound Southwest Chief pulls into Naperville for a station stop as the second unit smokes like a steam engine.

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief climbs Raton Pass at Wootton, Colorado, on March 6, 2005. Two deadhead Superliner cars up front make for a strange looking train…

On March 3, 2002, Amtrak’s train No. 3, the Southwest Chief, snakes through the tight confines of scenic Apache Canyon between Canyoncito and Lamy, New Mexico.

Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, climbs Raton Pass at Gallinas, Colorado, on the morning of March 6, 2005. Two GE P42DC locomotives sandwich P32-8 (Dash 8-32BWH) No. 511, with a train that inclu... (more)