The Southwest Chief arrives in Naperville with fewer cars than normal due to the ongoing pandemic which has greatly reduced the need to take the train these days...

A fellow railfan gets the shot...…..

All Aboard! A 4 hour late Southwest Chief prepares to depart for its destination, Chicago Union Station.

The eastbound Chief splits the semaphores at the west end of Chapelle siding.

South West Chief running 18 hours late is heading toward Chicago. 184 was shut down at Raton requiring a long wait for a BNSF engine to be added on.

Amtrak 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, has arrived at Fullerton, the first stop in its way from Los Angeles to Chicago. Oddly, on this evening, the train was routed on Track 3, rather th... (more)

The Amtrak Southwest Chief pulls into Naperville for its station stop several hours late

Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief is rounds a curve between Cosnino and West Darling at Milepost 331 near Flagstaff, Arizona, on April 20, 1990. The San Francisco Peaks dominate the background on... (more)

Making it's way through the frosty Glorieta Pass, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Cheif has just exited Apache Canyon, climbing toward Glorieta proper.

Night stop at Trinidad
After making its station stop at the old Santa Fe depot at Trinidad, Colorado, Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief speeds away from the snowy and empty platform on ... (more)

Amtrak #4 'The Southwest Chief' descends Raton Pass

The Plains of New Mexico - In addition to the many fantastic topographical features that New Mexico has to offer, there is also a lot of flat ground and rolling hills between Wagon Mound an... (more)

Wagons East!!!

For years, I've joked with fellow coworker and RailPictures contribuitor Elijah Cross about getting a very long telephoto lens and shooting the intermediate pai... (more)