Passing the Railgrinder
Amtrak #3 comes off the balloon track as it enters West Colton Yard.
Amtrak 3 with a set of 3 P42's cruises down main one in late afternoon light.
Amtrak #3 cruises past the LaVergne depot as he slows to make a move from main 2 to main 1.
The westbound Southwest Chief is about to make a sudden, unscheduled stop in Montgomery with Amtrak 163 and a pair of sister P42's in charge.
The lucky catch of the day, catching Amtrak #3 from Yuma pass through Old Colton then enter West Colton Yard
The 2nd locomotive in our consist had an issue (bad traction motor), and was placed in the BNSF's Gallup yard. We sat for about 2 and a half hours. ISO 100 8" F/8
Southwest Chief #3 has arrived into Los Angeles, stopped while passengers detrain and the express cars are removed from the rear.
The westbound Southwest Chief sprints through Grants at track speed and toward the setting sun.
3 P42s hustle Amtrak's Southwest Chief west out of Chicago in the firs big snow storm of this winter.
The westbound California Zephyr, delayed by a rock slide just outside of Grand River Canyon, carves its way west through the sunset toward Salt Lake City through the deserts of Colorado.
Amtrak's Southwest Chief is just beginning its journey as it swings around Canal Street Wye and onto the BNSF.
The Southwest Chief is 10 miles into its cross country trip as it sprints through Riverside.
