Before the SDP40Fs Arrived … Or Were Even Built!

On October 22, 1972, Amtrak train #3, the Southwest Limited, arrived on Track 6 at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal behi... (more)

The southernmost foothills of the Rocky Mountains shine in the early morning sun as Amtrak's Southwest Chief negotiates the tight bends of the famed Raton Pass.

Fresh out of a brief station stop in Raton, AMTK train 3, the southbound run of the Southwest Chief, glides across the prairies and grasslands of northern New Mexico, which line the Raton Subdivis... (more)

A desert oddity -- a lone wigwag guards a dirt grade crossing in the ghost town of Delhi, Colo. The wigwag is fully functional and well-maintained; it must be a "pet project" of a signal... (more)

Seemingly a hundred miles out into the Southern Colorado prairie, in a tiny ghost town known of by few called Delhi, stands the last wig-wag on a class one mainline in the United States. On this m... (more)

With a massive wildfire still burning in Cajon Pass nearly 24 hours after it began, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief train #3 is forced to detour around the area via Mojave, resulting in some ra... (more)

Amtraks southbound Southwest Chief winds through the fire charred forest of northern New Mexico shortly before making its final station stop before hitting the open plains, Raton, New Mexico.

Having completed its station work, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 accelerates out of Albuquerque, NM and on towards all points west. This train features one of Amtrak's new Phase III Baggage Cars, en... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief squeezes through a rock cut in the secluded area northeast of Watrous, New Mexico known as Valmora.

Featured here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 descends Glorieta Pass making its way into Canyoncito, NM as the golden hour sets in.

Westbound on the "Museum Mainline" at Gallinas within Raton Pass.

Seen here, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief makes its way out of Chapelle, NM as it passes by the semaphore signals protecting the west end of the siding. Featured are only 2 of many in the area... (more)

Here we see Amtrak's Los Angeles bound Southwest Chief #3 as it slowly negotiates the twists and turns of famous Glorieta Pass on a stunningly crisp early Spring afternoon.

Having spent the majority of the day traversing northern New Mexico, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 prepares to knock down it's final semaphore signal as it continues it's cross-country journey towar... (more)

Having just descended Glorieta Pass, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 traverses Canyoncito, NM on this beautifully crisp Christmas day. Decorated in the Phase III paint scheme, this train features Heri... (more)