Having successfully completed its daily trek up and over Raton Pass. Amtrak’s Southwest Chief #3 enters into Raton, NM where it’ll stop briefly before continuing its westward journey. Decorate... (more)

It's a gorgeous sunny morning on Raton Pass as Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief, train No. 3 climbs the grade through the s-curve at Gallinas, Colorado on December 06, 2015.

A late Southwest Chief splits the semaphores at MP 722.1 on the Raton Sub.

Having successfully completed the trek over Raton Pass here we have a glimpse of Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief as it enters into Raton, NM where it’ll stop briefly before continuing its w... (more)

As the result of venturing into unfamiliar territory, featured here is an image that's been on my bucket-list for quite some time. Running as advertised, we see Amtrak’s Southwest Chief #3 at Ga... (more)

BNSF 6617 leads a nearly 9 hour late westbound Southwest Chief down off Ash Hill.

Amtrak 22 leads the westbound Chief through Hinsdale.

Running only minutes off of the advertised, we see Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief #4 as it makes it's way past the E. Glorieta signals on a beautifully crisp mid-Autumn afternoon.

Onboard Amtrak's Southwest Chief as it speeds past two of many semaphore signals that remain operational in the area.

After working what seemed to be an endless 10 hour job, I couldn’t wait to go home, only to realize that an Amtrak hadn't passed by. So I ventured out to the Pass, hiked to a favorite location o... (more)

A late running westbound Southwest Chief heads for LA as it passes through Highgrove on the San Bernardino Sub.

Here we see Conductor Montoya giving a thumbs up as his train, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief #4 slowly pulls away from the station platform in Lamy, NM.

Featuring a friendly wave from the crew, here we see Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief as it traverses Canyoncito, NM on a beautifully crisp early Autumn afternoon.

Having now completed over half of its cross-country journey, seen here Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 slowly makes its way through the downtown area of Albuquerque, NM moments prior to reaching the s... (more)

Now a few hours late, #3 is climbing around the loops of Coal Creek Canyon toward Tunnel 1 on the former DRGW.