The notes I found said this is the 1st time we seen these Dash 8s on Amtrak. Amtrak received 20 of these Dash 8s in 1991. . The Southwest Chief ran via the Santa Fe until 1998, when it was moved t... (more)

The Southwest Chief discontinued service east of Cameron Connection in 1998. Once the BNSF merger got going and the connection was built, the Chief stopped taking the Chillicothe Sub into Chicago.... (more)

Not sure why this train was here with the "Pooch" and the Superliners. The P30CHs originally had steam generators so this one may have had hotel power added. Either way they were hard ... (more)

In the 90s, Amtrak actually serviced a purpose. They ran trains and hauled some mail. Here, the Southwest Chief roars east at Stronghurst on the Chili Sub with a decent size train. Scanned Slide f... (more)

GMO 103A heads up Amtrak's State House passenger train at Joliet, IL in May 1974. The venerable E7 was among the oldest of hand me down locos put into service on Amtrak at the May 1971 start up. H... (more)

A pair of Amtrak GE B32BWH “Pepsi can” locomotives with the eastbound Southwest Chief fly out of Ancona in a panned photograph on the afternoon of May 15, 1993. Neatly-planted rows of corn tha... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief quickly rolls through the big curve through Ancona, Illinois, crossing a wood trestle over Prairie Creek at 7:20 p.m. on June 20, 1992. The train is powered by... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

A pair of "Pepsi Can" GEs has brought The Southwest Chief to its station stop in Joliet. Tom Golden photo.

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves into Mendota, Illinois, on its trip over Burlington Northern’s Chicago to Galesburg main line on April 16, 1988.

On June 22, 1973, Amtrak’s California Zephyr is seen passing through Galesburg, Illinois with a CB&Q E8A in the lead. Original Slide. Harry M. Grossman Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief flies over a fill along a trackside pond west of Leeds, Illinois, on May 9, 1992. Powering train 4 is a pair of new GE B32BWH locomotives bracketing an older E... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief, powered by a pair of GE B32BWH locomotives in “Pepsi Can” colors, flies through Ransom, Illinois, on May 2, 1992. Deadheading to California is a Amfleet c... (more)

E unit on Amtrak
In mid-1993, the upper midwest region of the U.S. was plagued by epic flooding, especially around the Mississippi River basin. Eventually, the Burlington Northern’s m... (more)

Tom Golden photo.