A tardy Southwest Chief maneuvers its way down Cajon Pass as the sun casts daylight onto the surrounding landscape. Much of the foliage has withered away over the dry winter, with only one signifi... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief, powered by a pair of GE B32BWH locomotives in “Pepsi Can” colors, flies through Ransom, Illinois, on May 2, 1992. Deadheading to California is a Amfleet c... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is running 6 hours 15 minutes late as it passes through Esperanza, in the western end of Santa Ana Canyon. This train experienced a 4-hour... (more)

Amtrak's southwest chief is seen racing through Medill Mo. Running just a bit behind time they would make it up on the trip to Fort Madison Ia.

The Eastbound Southwest Chief is seen departing Winslow on a picture-perfect Arizona morning. One of the hundred or so BNSF freight trains that pass through town is seen holding waiting for The Ch... (more)

The outbound Southwest Chief flys past the Highlands Metra stop about 20 minutes into it's journey west.

With code line still standing in pristine condition, Amtrak's Southwest Chief rolls through the open plains of Colorado towards Trinidad and Raton Pass

When Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, departed Chicago, it had the usual five-car reduced consist due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Engines 42 and 41, sleeper 32097, dining car 38034, ... (more)

After a couple of years out of service, 42 finally hits the rails again, leading the Southwest Chief on Amtrak’s 49th Anniversary.

Amtrak's train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, departed Gallup, New Mexico, 42 minutes late on the morning of August 15th, 2015. One of the carrier's specially painted 40th Anniversary engines, ... (more)

Amtrak is like alot of businesses in America right now struggling to keep going. The evidence is seen here as the Southwest Chief has a tiny 5 cars train on their trek from LA to Chicago. Here the... (more)

The Southwest Chief crests Glorieta Pass at the former station, now the post office.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief slowly crests the summit of Glorieta Pass as it approaches the western control point of Glorieta. The steep grades within this siding would make it a less than idea... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief passes under classic Santa Fe searchlights at middle Jansen just west of downtown Trinidad.

Amtrak #3, The Southwest Chief, makes a station stop at Joliet. Tom Golden photo.