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  1. Around Glorieta Curve

    Around Glorieta Curve

    The Southwest Chief rounds a curve at Rowe, N.M., between Las Vegas and Albuquerque. Shot with Provia 100F slide film.
  2. Southwest Chief #4

    Southwest Chief #4

    Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 as she pulls into Fullerton Station.
  3. Waiting Signal

    Waiting Signal

    Southwest Chief at Marmon siding, near the Mesita Indian village, awaiting a westbound BNSF freight to change to the second main track. The Chief will soon leave the transcon mainline for Albuquerque and Kansas. Shot with Sensia 100 slide film.
  4. Southwest Chief #4

    Southwest Chief #4

    Amtrak Southwest Chief boarding passengers at Fullerton Station bound for Chicago.
  5. The Chief

    The Chief

    California Railroad Musuem. Sacramento, CA
  6. Super Chief

    Super Chief

    Taken at the California Railroad Musuem, Sacramento, CA
  7. Through Scenic Canyon

    Through Scenic Canyon

    Westbound Southwest Chief rolls through Glorieta Pass, approaching Apache Canyon, south of Las Vegas, N.M., en route to Albuquerque. Shot with 100 speed Provia slide film with 50mm lens.
  8. Eastward Southwest Chief

    Eastward Southwest Chief

    Eastbound Southwest Chief along a rock cliff near the Arizona-N.M. line, west of Gallup, N.M., near the Defiance-Lupton area. Shot with 100 speed Provia slide film with 70-200mm lens, tripod, along I-40.
  9. Along New Mexico's Rock Cliffs

    Along New Mexico's Rock Cliffs

    Eastbound Southwest Chief along a rock cliff near the Arizona-N.M. line. Shot with 100 speed Provia slide film with 70-200mm lens.
  10. Through Glorieta Pass

    Through Glorieta Pass

    Westbound Southwest Chief rolls through Glorieta Pass, approaching Apache Canyon, south of Las Vegas, N.M., en route to Albuquerque. Shot with 100 speed Provia slide film with 50mm lens.
  11. Out of the Red Canyon

    Out of the Red Canyon

    Southwest Chief exits a red canyon, approaching the Marmon rock side at the Mesita Indian village. Mesita is a half hour's drive west of Albuquerque. Shot 12/03 with Sensia 100 slide film from I-40 overlook with 80-200MM zoom lens.
  12. Sunset at the Starvation Peak Siding

    Sunset at the Starvation Peak Siding

    The eastbound No. 4, the Southwest Chief, negotiates through semaphores at the east end of the Chapelle, N.M., siding, between Las Vegas, N.M., and Albuquerque, N.M. Shot Dec. 3, 2003, with 80-200MM zoom lens, 100 speed slide film.
  13. Watching the Chief

    Watching the Chief

    Two gentlemen stand basking in the light from a GE P42 Amtrak engine as it leads Amtrak's Southwest Chief into Fullerton Station in Fullerton, California on January 23rd 2004.
  14. Rolling Across the Lava

    Rolling Across the Lava

    The Southwest Chief races across the lava flows just east of Grants, N.M., en route to Albuquerque, N.M.
  15. Into the Semaphore Farm

    Into the Semaphore Farm

    The westbound Southwest Chief rolls through semaphores at the Chapelle, N.M., siding, between Las Vegas, N.M., and Albuquerque, N.M. Shot with 80-200MM zoom lens, 200 speed film.
  16. Semaphore Farm

    Semaphore Farm

    Eastbound Southwest Chief rolls through semaphore country at Chapelle siding in northern New Mexico between Las Vegas, N.M., and Lamy, N.M. Shot with 80-200MM zoom lens, 200 speed film.
  17. Curving to the Semaphores

    Curving to the Semaphores

    The westbound Southwest Chief approaches the historic semaphores at the Chapelle, N.M., siding, between Las Vegas, N.M., and Albuquerque, N.M. Shot with 80-200MM zoom lens, 200 speed film.
  18. Through the Semaphores

    Through the Semaphores

    The westbound Southwest Chief rolls through semaphores at the Chapelle, N.M., siding, between Las Vegas, N.M., and Albuquerque, N.M. Shot with 80-200MM zoom lens, 200 speed film.
  19. Through the Semaphores

    Through the Semaphores

    The Southwest Chief passes through the semaphores entering Watrous, N.M., as it exits Shoemaker Canyon, between Las Vegas, N.M., and Albuquerque.
  20. Amtrak at Glorieta

    Amtrak at Glorieta

    The eastbound Southwest Chief rolls through the canyons and grades near Glorieta, N.M., north of Lamy, N.M. On the BNSF- former Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Sept. 2, 2003, with 200 speed film, 35MM.


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