It's a rare sight as Amtrak #3, the outbound Southwest Chief, blasts out of Joliet on the old Santa Fe Southern Transcon. A derailment on its usual routing in Kewanee forced a detour of the train ... (more)

Amtrak train #3 crews exchange a few words while the P42 locomotives are refueled in Albuquerque.

Amtrak #3 passes along the red cliffs about 30 minutes until sunset 9/10/11. The train has just crested the Continental Divide at Continental Divde,NM (RR Station name Gonzales).

The Phase IV unit takes a break during a crew change at Kansas City Union Station.

Seconds into its trip to Los Angeles, the Southwest Chief departs Chicago Union Station.

With an on time departure from Chicago Union Station the Southwest Chief leaves the city behind on its way to Los Angeles California.

Sunrise at Summit, and an AT&SF doublestack waits in the background for Amtrak's late running Southwest Chief to overtake and continue its journey down Cajon Pass to Los Angeles. The second locomo... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief has just departed Chicago Union Station, and is now making it's way through the spaghetti track at CP Lumber.

Not wasting any time at all, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief blows through Somonauk, headed for its next stop at Princeton.

The outbound Southwest Chief is wasting no time as it highballs down the former BN, through the town of Oneida. Four private cars are at the rear of today's train.

Amtrak 25 departs with the Southwest Chief in tow, as it passes Amtrak 184, the 40th Anniversary Phase IV painted P42. With 184 entering Union Station, all but one of the Amtrak paint schemes woul... (more)

The afternoon Southwest Chief catches a glimpse of the afternoon sun as she operates at track speed through the small community of McCarty's.

Amtrak #3 arrives into Naperville, with number 83 leading the way.

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)

The Southwest Chief highballs west through Meriden, passing under the CB&Q searchlights at MP 78.