Amtrak's Southwest Chief flies through the vastness of southeastern Colorado on it's journey to California. While many associate the Raton Sub with semaphores and a mountain pass, the scenery bet... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief clears the intermediate signal at Bernal on its journey to California.

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief passes through the semaphores at the east end of the siding at Watrous in this amazing stretch of railroad that is more like a time machine than a modern mainlin... (more)

Amtrak Train No. 3, The Southwest Chief, makes its station stop at Kansas City Union Station on a warm August night. Amtrak's Missouri River Runner can be seen laying over for the night on the nex... (more)

The westbound SOUTHWEST CHIEF meets an eastbound freight at Watrous, New Mexico, March 6, 2005. Watrous siding is located just east of Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the La Junta, Colorado, to Albuquer... (more)

Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief, passes Amtrak's Redondo Junction facility on its way to Los Angeles, just about five miles ahead. P42DCs 131 and 207 have just brought the nine-car train ov... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound “Southwest Chief” cruises through the curve at Ransom, Illinois, on the afternoon of June 9, 1990.

For the second time in less than a week, BNSF power leads Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief through Cajon.

BNSF power leads this mornings 4+ hour late westbound Southwest Chief as it passes Keenbrook on the Cajon Sub.

The Southwest Chief whips through the semaphores at the east end of Wagon Mound.

Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief is running just a bit over 5 hours late this morning as it passes Cajon station with BNSF 4732 lending a hand to today's late train.

Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief passes the classic semaphores at the east end of Chapelle siding on a beautiful day in the high desert of northern New Mexico.

On a rare clear morning in the LA Basin, three SDP40Fs glide downgrade through Devore with train No. 3.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief rolls in for a station stop at La Plata as a storm pushes through to the east.

Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is climbing Glorieta Pass at Glorieta, New Mexico, on May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues further east on the trip has required the assistance of a Burlin... (more)