Running "only" 4 hours 21 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's train 3, the Southwest Chief, rolls through the location on BNSF Railway's San Bernardino Sub known as Esperanza, overt... (more)

Shouthwest Chief train 3 is heading towards Gallup, NM, carrying an extra set of Metrolink cars.

Amtrak Train 4, the Southwest Chief, is making its way through the mountains of Raton, New Mexico, heading east towards Chicago. The train winds through the terrain, offering passengers a scenic r... (more)

Amtrak Train 3, the Southwest Chief, winding through the warm, summer landscape of Blanchard, New Mexico. The curves of the track and the desert backdrop create a striking contrast, with the train... (more)

The 'bloody nose' Phase I heritage locomotive begins its push up the grade of Raton Pass after making its final stop in Colorado in the town of Trinidad. Though hard to imagine, within the next 24... (more)

A look back to the end of summer 2023 as the Phase I heritage livery knocks down the intermediates between Wagon Mound and Levy, NM. As modernization continues, the blades continue to fall across ... (more)

A late westbound #3 passes the Cargill grain mill at Verdemont.

Amtrak 90 leads eastbound with #4, the Southwest Cheif, at mp205 Gallup sub Chambers, Arizona. April 22, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

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)

After departing Los Angeles, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, arrived at its first stop, Fullerton, 20 minutes behind schedule. But this allowed the setting sun, which had be... (more)

3 units lead a late Westbound #3 at Verdemont.

Amtrak has a new paint scheme being applied to their P42DCs, the Phase VII scheme. So far it has been applied to 174 and 82 … and now 167, seen on its maiden run in its third paint scheme. Fre... (more)

Amtrak 4 at their station shop in Fort Madison, Iowa

A constant parade of short-distance passenger trains (Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink's commuter trains) passing through Fullerton, California, is broken up by only one pair of lo... (more)

Amtrak engine #203 (Operation Life Saver P42DC) runs towards Raton, New Mexico after leaving Trinidad, Colorado.