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)

Amtrak 13 & 176 power the eastbound Southwest Chief.

The Southwest Chief from Los Angeles is making its long trek East towards Chicago through the desert land of New Mexico. In the background is one of the very few remaining coal trains that operate... (more)

AMTK 79 leads the outbound Southwest Chief through Western Springs on a beautiful fall afternoon.

The Southwest Chief runs past a vintage AT&SF cantilever signal tower south of Trinidad, Colorado.

The Southwest Chief #3 train runs through the rare active semaphore signals just north of Wagon Mound, New Mexico.

AMTK 160 (P42DC in the heritage 'Pepsi' paint scheme) runs towards Raton Pass as it enters New Mexico.

AMTK 160 (P42DC in the heritage 'Pepsi' paint scheme) runs through old Santa Fe cantilever signals just south of Trinidad, Colorado.

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)

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)

Good Morning Topeka. Running about 6 hours after the revenue train, the Southwest Chief Inspection Train arrived in Topeka, Kansas at sunrise on the morning of August 4, 2016. Led by the 40... (more)

The Southwest chief is literally sitting on the state line between Missouri and Kansas as they await a signal into Union Station.

Amtrak 150 & 140 are about to crest the continental divide with the eastbound Southwest Chief.

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)