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Amtrak in New Mexico
The Southwest Chief is an under-appreciated train. The New Mexico scenery is like none other in the entire system.
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Photo ID: 622006

Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief No. 4 glides across the high desert of New Mexico at an impressive track speed of 79 mph. The train, which is running close to on time, is enroute to Chi... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Raton, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 182
Train ID: AMTK 4
Photo Date: May 27, 2017


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By: Chase Gunnoe

Added: Jul 04, 2017

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Photo ID: 621620

When it comes to photography more often than not timing and some luck can make all the difference, as illustrated here. Running approximately six hours behind the advertised due to track maintenan... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Rowe, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 168
Train ID: AMTK 4
Photo Date: June 28, 2017


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: Jul 01, 2017

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Photo ID: 621242

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief slowly pulls up alongside the station platform in Las Vegas, NM as passengers eagerly wait to board.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 195
Train ID: AMTK 3
Photo Date: May 19, 2017


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: Jun 27, 2017

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Photo ID: 616239

It’s a beautifully warm but windy mid-Spring afternoon, and here we get a glimpse of an exceptionally long Southwest Chief as it skirts beneath the "Devil's Throne" in Cerrillos, NM. F... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Los Cerrillos, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 115
Train ID: AMTK 4
Photo Date: May 07, 2017


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: May 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 616235

Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief is on time as it slows for its scheduled station stop of Albuquerque NM. On point is Amtrak Heritage 156 w/ Amtrak 42, the Veterans unit, trailing ...

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 156
Train ID: AMTK 3
Photo Date: January 24, 2017


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By: Tony Escarcega

Added: May 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 615480

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief uses up every bit of its allotted 79mph trackside as it traverses through an elevated cut near Waldo, NM. Moments prior to meeting its eastbound counterpart, th... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Rosario, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 148
Train ID: AMTK 3
Photo Date: May 04, 2017


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: May 05, 2017

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Photo ID: 614149

Amtrak 199 leads the EB Sunset Limited

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Steins, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 199
Train ID: AMT2 21
Photo Date: April 22, 2017


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By: AZrailfan

Added: Apr 23, 2017

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Photo ID: 611585

RIO PUERCO NM Sept 11 1980 -- Amtrak SDP40F 506 leads the Southwest Limited under New Mexico skies on Santa Fe's Transcon. When Amtrak took over the train from Santa FE it retained its Super Chief... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD SDP40F
Location: Rio Puerco, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 506
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 11, 1980


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By: Charles Stookey

Added: Mar 29, 2017

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Photo ID: 608975

Sometimes timing is everything, as illustrated here. This image captures the meeting of Amtrak's Southwest Chiefs, at the summit of Glorieta Pass. Amtrak #3 idles in the distance as its eastbound ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Glorieta, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 183
Train ID: AMTK 3 & AMTK 4
Photo Date: March 04, 2017


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: Mar 06, 2017

Views: 7,965
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Photo ID: 600673

Top Ten of 2016. With the year almost over, here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2016.
9. One of the three main railroad targets of an October trip to Colora... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Levy, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 76
Train ID: AMTK 3
Photo Date: October 05, 2016


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By: Christopher Blaszczyk

Added: Dec 26, 2016

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Photo ID: 600552

Destined for warmer climates, Amtrak's California bound Southwest Chief dashes through blizzard conditions as snow quickly accumulates on a brutally cold winter afternoon.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Canyoncito, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 815
Train ID: AMTK 3
Photo Date: December 27, 2015


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: Dec 25, 2016

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Photo ID: 593191

Amtrak train number three has just departed it's Lamy stop back when there was as much freight hauled as passengers.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Lamy, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 9
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August, 1999


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By: Joe Blackwell

Added: Oct 19, 2016

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Photo ID: 588642

Westbound Southwest Chief passing the intermediate between Ojita and Chapelle. MP 783.2.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Ojita, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: Amtrak 22
Train ID: 4
Photo Date: March 27, 2014


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By: Indecline

Added: Sep 10, 2016

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Photo ID: 572548

Here we see Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 as it makes its way through the small community of Rowe, NM on a viciously windy mid-winter afternoon. Today's train features Amtrak's Veterans unit #42 as ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Rowe, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 42
Train ID: AMTK 4
Photo Date: January 20, 2015


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By: Elijah Cross

Added: Apr 10, 2016

Views: 2,660
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Photo ID: 565324

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Raton, New Mexico, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 71
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 08, 2015


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By: Robert J Della-Pietra

Added: Feb 11, 2016

Views: 1,513
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