This Mississippi River Bridge was built in 1927 and it replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge that was completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,... (more)

The Southwest Chief blazes across the Marceline Sub nearly on time on this wintery morning. The train begins the slow up for a crossover move at Hurdland. The Chief normally does the station work ... (more)

The sun sets as a late Amtrak Southwest Chief hustles east on the last legs of its journey to Chicago, seen here passing the vintage Chicago Burlington & Quincy depot in La Grange. Amtrak P42DC’... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief, train #4, performs its station work at Needles, CA as the LA prepares for their last leg of their trip to Kingman, AZ for the crew change.

Dick Wooton Ranch. On August 5, 2016, AMTK 145 (P42DC) and AMTK 822 (P40DC) lead an Amtrak Inspection train through across the route of the Southwest Chief for Amtrak executives to meet wit... (more)

Amtrak train 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is seen at Los Angeles Union Station four minutes after it arrived on Track 13 … and twenty minutes before it was due to arrive at 8:00 am! ... (more)

Raton: Still Seeing Passengers More Than 100 Years Later. Moments away from finally having a chance to cool its heels and dynamic brake fans, Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief,... (more)

The Southwest Chief quickly slows down as it prepares to stop at Amtrak's Flagstaff station. This is one of two passenger trains that stop here daily. Amtrak 3 will arrive later at night.

On a glorious, summer afternoon in New Mexico, AMTK 135 hustles the eastbound Southwest Chief across the flats at Schomberg under a stunning sky. The train is using ever bit of the dwindling milea... (more)

The 'Super' Chief - A tardy westbound Southwest Chief pulls through Santa Fe Springs, with one half of the train only being 11 hours late, while the other half is over 35 hours late. This c... (more)

Southwest Chief 4 lead by P42 183 passes through ESS Ojita

Southwest Chief ... not too terribly late ... rips along just having passed the tracks that hosted (until about a year ago) the Escalante Western.

Perhaps the loneliest line in the land, BNSF's route via Raton Pass has been forsaken but for Amtrak's daily train. At the time of this photo, however, the route also carried a daily manifest betw... (more)

Chiefs in Serafina. Amtrak Southwest Chief (Train 3, AMTK 5, P42DC leading) made the slow roll down the siding in Blanchard near Serafina, New Mexico awaiting the passing meet with Amtrak T... (more)

Amtrak's triweekly Southwest Chief rumbles along the Marceline Sub in northern Missouri. The train is easing up for the permanent slow order east of Revere where the Marceline drops in and out of ... (more)