Amtrak number four is making its way across the flatlands of New Mexico, rolling along the iconic Raton subdivision. It's a partly cloudy summer day, and as the train heads east, it passes those c... (more)

Amtrak 4 begins the long climb up the Raton Pass behind two veteran P42s.

Amtrak 4 splits the 722.1 intermediate semaphores just outside of Wagon Mound, NM.

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)

Urban Lifesaver | Passing through a derelict area of inner-city Kansas City, MO, Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit leads the eastbound Southwest Chief. Having just departed KC Union Station... (more)

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)

This is only the fourth Amtrak train 4, the Southwest Chief, to load its initial load of passengers in Fullerton rather than Los Angeles. This was due to a four-day shutdown of the trackag... (more)

With deadheading Metrolink cars up front, the Chief departs Kansas City with its sights set on Chicago.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief glides through Santa Fe Junction, here living up to its reputation with a three-train meet.

Roughly seven months ago, when I had first gotten my drone, I attempted a shot of Amtrak 203, the Operation Lifesaver unit, leading the westbound California Zephyr in Naperville, IL as the unit sa... (more)

Game on! While a soccer game takes place on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Spring Rock Soccer Fields, Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief #4 from Los Angeles to Chicago can be seen in the b... (more)

Amtrak 4 rushes through the prairies of New Mexico on its way towards Raton on a stormy afternoon. The famous “Wagon Mound” can be seen in the distance.

Just as the sun sets, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Limited, is about to depart Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal behind a trio of SDP40Fs – 524, 519 and 512 – as soon as t... (more)

Eastbound Southwest chief from LA to CHI departs Flagstaff Depot after it's scheduled stop

Lot of activity going on in this one! A Metra commuter train sits outside the Aurora Transportation Center and Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora, IL, waiting for its call to duty. Up above is BNSF... (more)