The westbound Southwest Chief makes it way through Brookfield at a slower than normal pace, crossing from main 1 to main 2 to run around a outbound Metra on Easter Sunday. The Phase IV heritage un... (more)

Amtrak 206 leads the westbound Southwest Chief by the Northern/Eastern most set of Semaphores on the Glorieta sub.

Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief, pauses at KCUS before continuing west.

A late-running Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is between Siberia and Klondike on the eastern approach to Ash Hill, California, on March 9, 1995. Morning sun glints off the silvery train as it ... (more)

Running out of the storm
Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is about to curve through the mile 706.2 semaphores near Robinson, New Mexico, on May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues ... (more)

Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is looking a bit green on May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues further east on the trip has required the assistance of a Burlington Northern coal motor; EM... (more)

Amtrak Train No. 3 at Ken's Crossing - A moderately (6 HRS) late Amtrak Train Number 3 heads down the grade at Ken's Crossing near Stein's Hill with both P42 DC's (AMTK 129 & AMTK 130) D... (more)

Running about three hours off its advertised schedule, westbound Amtrak train #3, The Southwest Chief, drops downgrade through Cajon Pass, where a light snow has fallen during the night.

It doesn't look very snowy here, as what snow fell overnight was quickly melting (particularly on the sunny sides of the chaparral), but this 3 hour late Amtrak #3, the westbound Southwest Chie... (more)

Amtrak #3 is running nearly 3 hours late - it normally crosses southern California's Cajon Pass just before sunup - which gives its passengers a look at the snowfall the accumulated overnight. Th... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief arrives in Raton, NM for an on-time stop on its two day trek from Chicago to Los Angeles. The trackage in the foreground is a reminder of how busy this ro... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief train #3 splits the classic semaphore blades at the east end of the siding at Wagon Mound, New Mexico enroute from Chicago to Los Angeles. This segment of... (more)

Practically new (built in July 1973), Amtrak SDP40F 508 sits at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal after arriving with train #3, the Southwest Limited on July 9th, 1973.

When Amtrak took over (most of) America's passenger rail operations in May 1971, they had to make due with a hodge-podge of diesels, mainly E-units, built in the 1940s and 1950s that were, to put ... (more)

Amtrak's #3, the Southwest Chief, pauses at Union Station in Kansas City for a fresh crew and a smoke break before heading to BNSF's Argentine Yard to be refueled for the trip west.