Fall Amtrak Vacation Trip 2008 |
Amtrak's Southwest Chief...In Pictures!!! |
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Steep hills and jet trails, gotta love the scenery on this route! |
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These rock formations are cool! |
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Lots of high desert! |
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Track for the New Mexico Rail Runner commuter line now meeting up with the Santa Fe main we're riding. |
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Lots of new concrete ties, its nice to see new tracks going in! |
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Common scene along the way... |
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Stucco buildings (in the background). |
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Lots of cottonwood trees in their peak Fall color! |
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Those cottonwood trees are nice! I bet that house has a nice view of the tracks! |
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Coming into the Albuquerque suburbs. |
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One of the New Mexico Rail Runner trains loading passengers at Albuquerque. |
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Just follow the sign to your train! |
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More Rail Runner coaches. |
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The Southwest Chief taking a break at Albuquerque. |
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Another Rail Runner train shown just after leaving Albuquerque. |
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Now out of Albuquerque, we ride through the Red Hills on the way to Gallup, NM. |
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Those hills are awesome!!! |
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More hills! |
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If you like scenery, this is your train (well one of them anyways!) |
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Some more hills as we near sunset (and dinner time!). |
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