Racing Friday morning commuters on paralleling Sierra Highway Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief climbs Vincent Grade leaving the Antelope Valley. The Southwest Chief has been detoured by way of M... (more)

As the massive and devastating "Blue Cut" fire in Cajon Pass continues to rage on, Amtrak again detours the eastbound Southwest Chief train #4 via Mojave for the second night in a row, s... (more)

Not your typical Amtrak detour! Devoid of regularly scheduled passenger traffic since the start of Amtrak in 1971 the rails over Tehachapi Pass have hosted several Amtrak detours over the years, m... (more)

With a devastating wildfire raging throughout Cajon Pass in southern California, Amtrak was forced to detour the eastbound Southwest Chief train #4 via Metrolink and Union Pacific to Mojave. With ... (more)

The eastbound Southwest Chief begins to accelerate out of a Form B west of Bosworth.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief no. 4 runs just under 5 hours late coming into Newton, Kansas.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief 4 runs departs out of Newton, Kansas 5 hours late.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief crosses the former Rock Island mainline as it slows to a stop at Joliet, IL on its last lap into Chicago. At this time, the lead unit no. 508 was fairly new, and forecast ... (more)

The night before I went out to photograph trains, my plan was just to go to Winslow and grab a photo of Amtrak #4. Well, I got word of the Apache Railway running, so I drove the extra 30 miles to ... (more)

After a flat-out high speed burn from Flagstaff (Located at the base of Mt. Elden, the rounded lava dome on the left) of speeds at 90 MPH. Here we see Amtrak's Train #4, the Southwest Chief drops... (more)

Amtrak #836 leads the Southwest Chief thru Houlihan's Curve in the fading light of a beautiful Summer's day. Amtrak no longer uses this line except for the occasional detour.

Spring is in the air as Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief #4 skirts beneath the "Devil's Throne" moments prior to entering into Cerrillos, NM on an absolutely beautiful March afternoon.

On a cold, rainy night in Kingman, Arizona, the westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief prepares to depart for the last leg of its trip from Chicago. A new crew has just boarded the train and will take i... (more)

Having just completed its daily trek to the summit of Glorieta Pass, Amtrak's Southwest Chief dashes through the snow as it makes its way past the E. Glorieta signals. Amtrak's original Veterans u... (more)

Running as advertised, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 traverses through Valmora, NM, on a beautifully brisk mid-winter afternoon. Today's train features Amtrak's original Veterans unit, #42 as the le... (more)