Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is only a couple of miles out of its next-to-last stop, Fullerton, as it heads for Los Angeles from Chicago. This morning's train has Heritag... (more)

The "Desert Wind" is descending the grade nearing the next stop with weary (and broke?) travelers from Las Vegas.

Amtrak train 36, the Desert Wind, heading to Ogden, Utah, from Los Angeles, is passing through the rocky Lower Narrows of the Mojave River. (Victorville, California – October 5, 1980)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, has unloaded its passenger after arriving on Track 9 at Los Angeles Union Station 1 hour 30 minutes late. AMTK P42DCs 137 and 189 had 9 cars ... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Zepher races through Fruita, CO in the late afternoon.

Running nearly three hours late, Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, descends Cajon Pass as it approaches its next stop, San Bernardino, 16 miles ahead. From there it isn’t to... (more)

Nearing the End. Amtrak P42DC locomotives 68 and 15 are seen leading California Zephyr train 5 through the marshlands north of Benicia, CA as they enter the final hour of their ... (more)

Running a little late (just 1 hour 25 minutes … not too bad for a long-distance train running between Chicago IL and Emeryville CA) is Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr. P4... (more)

Amtrak Super Chief awaits departure in Los Angles

Amtrak 3 heads west from Chicago to Los Angeles. (Yorba Linda, California – May 17, 2025)

It is 7:59 pm (19:59) ... and still 91ºF (32.7ºC), as this is the Mojave Desert, after all! ... and Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, meeting an eastbound BNSF ... (more)

At 13:03 (1:03 pm), Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, rolls into the Fullerton station 5 hours 6 minute late. the last stop before arriving in Los Angeles from Chicago. Twenty... (more)

Running just 6 hours 53 minutes behind schedule, this day’s Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is just about to its next-to-last stop in Fullerton. (The previous day’s trai... (more)

AMTK 167 leads a late #3 at Hesperia on the Cajon Sub.

A late westbound #3 passes the Cargill grain mill at Verdemont.