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Amtrak - Southwest Chief



SOUTHWEST CHIEF
Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA
2265 miles / 3644 km

 

Train Data:

Route

Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA

Route Map

Distance

2265 miles / 3644 km

Operation

Daily

Time

43h 00m (Westbound)

Train Set

Superliner

Cars

Sleeper, Coach, Diner, Lounge, Baggage

 

Station Information:

Station State Time Zone Distance

Elevation

Notes

Chicago

IL

CT

0 mi

182 m

METRA

(La Grange Road)

IL

CT

14 mi

195 m

METRA

Naperville

IL

CT

28 mi

218 m

METRA

(Plano)

IL

CT

52 mi

198 m

 

Mendota

IL

CT

83 mi

229 m

 

Princeton

IL

CT

104 mi

213 m

 

(Kewanee)

IL

CT

131 mi

 260 m

 

Galesburg

IL

CT

162 mi

238 m

 

Fort Madison

IA

CT

220 mi

155 m

 

La Plata

MO

CT

298 mi

277 m

 

Kansas City

MO

CT

437 mi

244 m

 

Lawrence

KS

CT

477 mi

 253 m

 

Topeka

KS

CT

503 mi

 271 m

KS State Capitol

Newton

KS

CT

638 mi

441 m

 

Hutchinson

KS

CT

671 mi

 465 m

 

Dodge City

KS

CT

841 mi

759 m

 

Garden City

KS

CT

841 mi

864 m

 

Lamar

CO

MT

941 mi

1366 m

 

La Junta

CO

MT

993 mi

1239 m

 

Trinidad

CO

MT

1074 mi

1826 m

 

Raton

NM

MT

1098 mi

2057 m

 

Las Vegas

NM

MT

1209 mi

1953 m

 

Lamy

NM

MT

1274 mi

 1972 m

Transfer to Santa Fe (NM State Capitol)

Albuquerque

NM

MT

1341 mi

1511 m

Largest City in NM, Rail Runner

Gallup

NM

MT

1514 mi

1984 m

 

Winslow

AZ

MT

1641 mi

1480 m

 

Flagstaff

AZ

MT

1699 mi

2103 m

Transfer to Grand Canyon, Phoenix

William Junction

AZ

MT

1730 mi

2115 m

 

Kingman

AZ

MT

1873 mi

1018 m

Transfer to Las Vegas, NV

Needles

CA

PT

1940 mi

148 m

 

Barstow

CA

PT

2109 mi

642 m

 

Victorville

CA

PT

2146 mi

832 m

 

San Bernardino

CA

PT

2193 mi

329 m

Metrolink

Riverside

CA

PT

2203 mi

267 m

Metrolink

Fullerton

CA

PT

2239 mi

91 m

Metrolink

Los Angeles

CA

PT

2265 mi

47 m

Metrolink

Note: Southwest Cheif does not stop at the stations in parentheses (  ). 

Only Amtrak stations are listed.  Commuter Train Stations are not shown.


Photo 1 Photo 2

Southwest Chief at La Junta (March 2008)

Fueling at Albuquerque (March 2008)

Photo 3

Photo 4

Raton - Las Vegas (March 2008)

Lunch - Burger (March 2008)

Photo 5

Photo 6

Albuquerque - Gallup (March 2008)

Albuquerque - Gallup (March 2008)

Photo 7

Photo 8

Galesburg - Ft. Madison (March 2008)

Southwest Chief at Topeka (March 2008)


Media by McCann

 

~ Actual Train Consists - Southwest Chief Car Numbers ~

March 1, 2008: Train #3

↑ Los Angeles, CA

P42 Locomotive   49
P42 Locomotive   81

Baggage

  1710
Transition Sleeper   39018
Sleeper   32078
Sleeper   32082
Dining Car   38058
Sightseer Lounge   33024
Coach   34032
Coach   34008
Baggage/Coach   31030

*All Passenger cars are Superliner I and II

 


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