Amtrak's Southwest Chief as seen from a different perspective.

A late running Amtrak westbound Southwest Chief passes Cajon station in the early morning.

Having ascended Glorieta Pass, seen here Amtrak's Southwest Chief accelerates out of Glorieta, NM on this stormy early March afternoon. Featuring Amtrak's original Veterans locomotive, #42 leads t... (more)

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)

Engineer Kyle Ellis is getting Amtrak Train 4 back up to 90 MPH on Main Track 1 of the BNSF Marceline Sub. after crossing the Missouri River Bridge at Sibley, running on time out of KCY.

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Amtrak Train 4 briefly visits this old barn just west of Floyd on the BNSF Marceline Sub., bound for Chicago and running on time in 90 MPH territory.

Locomotives: AMTK 166, AMTK 84

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From atop the embankment, we get a glimpse of Amtrak's Southwest Chief running as advertised as it slowly traverses Apache Canyon on a cold and stormy early Autumn afternoon.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief kicks up a little snow at it flies east across the Missouri River plains en-route for Chicago at a mere 89MPH.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief crosses the Ellison Creek Valley with the Veterans leading the Phase I specially painted P42's. BNSF is preparing to replace the Media Trestle this year.

The westbound Southwest Chief conquers Raton Pass on a nice September morning.

As the quickly setting sun disappears below the horizon, the last bit of sunlight can be seen reflecting off of Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Here it idles alongside the station platform in Raton, NM ... (more)

A small dusting on the Raton sub as an on time Southwest Chief makes its journey back to Chicago

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief snakes around the twists and turns of Apache Canyon with the guidance of Phase III heritage. The area received up to 4 inches of snowfall overnight after a power... (more)

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

Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief picks up speed as it enters the 90 MPH ATS track territory between Darling and Winslow as it heads east down the Arizona Divide. Amtrak usually passes through he... (more)