Amtrak P42DC #7 leads the westbound Sunset Limited #1 on former Southern Pacific rails near Walnut, with the snow-covered San Gabriel mountains in the background.
Amtrak #36, the eastbound Desert Wind, detours over the Santa Fe Pasadena Subdivision in Highland Park, with 'Pepsi-Can' class unit 500 leading an F40PH.
Amtrak #1, the westbound Sunset Limited, is running about 2 hours late on a clear November Sunday morning.
Running several hours late, Amtrak's Sunset Limited heads west through El Monte, with its final destination at LAUPT now just a few miles ahead.
The Desert Wind
Activity abounds on the Fullerton station platform as it is worked by Amtrak Train 3, the Southwest Chief, as it nears completion of its journey from Chicago. Metrolink passengers caught in the m... (more)
Amtrak SDP40F 500 brings train #35, the westbound "Desert Wind," to a stop at San Bernardino, CA on August 29, 1981.
Amtrak westbound Sunset Limited (#1) with engine #1 on the point. Canon 10D, 70-200mm f/2.8, ISO 200, 1/800 f8
westbound Desert Wind passes thru Swarthout Canyon
A very late Sunset Limited.
Desert Wind WB over Cajon.
The Southwest Chief running late (around 8:00 am) down Cajon Pass.
Westbound Amtrak two hours late today...
Amtrak used all they could find to power their early trains
