When it comes to photography more often than not timing and some luck can make all the difference, as illustrated here. Running approximately six hours behind the advertised due to track maintenan... (more)
Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief slowly pulls up alongside the station platform in Las Vegas, NM as passengers eagerly wait to board.
It’s a beautifully warm but windy mid-Spring afternoon, and here we get a glimpse of an exceptionally long Southwest Chief as it skirts beneath the "Devil's Throne" in Cerrillos, NM. F... (more)
Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief is on time as it slows for its scheduled station stop of Albuquerque NM. On point is Amtrak Heritage 156 w/ Amtrak 42, the Veterans unit, trailing ...
Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief uses up every bit of its allotted 79mph trackside as it traverses through an elevated cut near Waldo, NM. Moments prior to meeting its eastbound counterpart, th... (more)
Amtrak 199 leads the EB Sunset Limited
RIO PUERCO NM Sept 11 1980 -- Amtrak SDP40F 506 leads the Southwest Limited under New Mexico skies on Santa Fe's Transcon. When Amtrak took over the train from Santa FE it retained its Super Chief... (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)
Top Ten of 2016. With the year almost over, here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2016.9. One of the three main railroad targets of an October trip to Colora... (more)
Destined for warmer climates, Amtrak's California bound Southwest Chief dashes through blizzard conditions as snow quickly accumulates on a brutally cold winter afternoon.
Amtrak train number three has just departed it's Lamy stop back when there was as much freight hauled as passengers.
Westbound Southwest Chief passing the intermediate between Ojita and Chapelle. MP 783.2.
Here we see Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 as it makes its way through the small community of Rowe, NM on a viciously windy mid-winter afternoon. Today's train features Amtrak's Veterans unit #42 as ... (more)
The Southwest Chief races east across northern New Mexico behind Phase III commemorative locomotive 145 and a brand new "Phase IIIb" baggage car.