Amidst some stunning fall foliage, the Southwest Chief splits the blades at the east end of Watrous siding with the "Cimarron River" bringing up the rear.

Amtrak 76 leads train 4 of the 19th across the Arizona-New Mexico border into Gallup, NM.

Amtrak train #3,the Southwest Chief, led by Phase 3 painted heritage Unit #145, finds a sun break as it heads west under stormy skies near Bluewater,NM 9/2/12.

Amtrak "Southwest Chief" Train 4 negotiates a telephone pole-free curve on ex-AT&SF northward near Levy, N.M. on May 29, 2003. Uhh, how many P42's does it take to power this train? Doubtlessl... (more)

Running 1 1/2 hours late, Amtrak train #4 approaches Milan,NM at track speed on April 4, 2012.

Amtrak train #3 rounds the curve and knocks down the clear signal at the double set of semaphores at Blanchard,NM on 11/3/11. Even though only 2 Amtrak trains use this line a day, the BNSF Gloriet... (more)

East bound Southwest Chief approaching Dalies and changing over to the Glorieta Sub, next stop Albuquerque

Operating nearly 30 minutes early, Amtrak's "Southwest Chief" glides through the New Mexico desert over the BNSF Transcon.

Classy, BNSF! The hottest train on the whole BNSF system (Z WSPNBY9, aka the 199) has come to a stop to let Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief run around.. Shows you BNSF knows how to ru... (more)

Other than a Cascades NPCU in the mix, two P42's have a normal Southwest Chief consist up to track speed, of ninety miles per hour.

Amtrak 145/154 lead the westbound Southwest Chief, rolling off Raton Pass on approach to Raton, NM, before hitting the racetrack that will take these passengers west to Los Angeles.

AMTK P42DCs 157 and 199 lead the eastbound Southwest Chief along the Gallup Subdivision, just east of the AZ/NM border.

On the Laguna Indian Reservation and crossing over the Rio San Jose, #4 is on Santa Fe's north track passing over the black iron trestle at 62.7 eastbound.

Amtrak #3 "The Southwest Chief" up from its last stop in Albuquerque and on its way west. The 4 unit power lash up has 3 different Amtrak units.

Amtrak #3, The Southwest Chief, heads west towards Albuquerque. What is interesting in this shot is the long line of mail cars trailing the passenger consist - The Chief "hauled the mail" for many... (more)