Hyper-Extended Photo Section:
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri & Western Kansas

   Note: Many of the photos in this section were taken on the RETURN TRIP. So you may not get the chance to photograph everything in the order shown here. The photos were grouped together so as to provide the viewer with a group of photos that shows the towns and things we pass through in the same order as the Amtrak Timetable for this trip.

The Chicago Skyline as seen from the Southwest Chief.
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Leaving Chicago bound for much more beautiful weather!!!
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The Amtrak Station in Galesburg, Illinois.
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The mighty Mississippi River.
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Deep River!!!
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The Mississippi River as viewed near Fort Madison, Iowa.
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A small marina on the banks of the Mississippi River near Fort Madison, Iowa.
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Fort Madison, the only stop in the State of Iowa on the Southwest Chief.
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Looking out the back window of the last Superliner Coach in the train shows some
freight action in Fort Madison. A Material Handling Car's roof is seen in the foreground.
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A caboose, something not frequently seen in today's railroading.
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Some locomotives sitting in Fort Madison, the lead unit being
GP35u #2635 and its trailer, GP30u #2463.
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Amtrak's Station in Fort Madison.
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More freight action including a faded Burlington Northern Caboose in the background.
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A repainted BNSF GE B23-7 #4266 leads GP35u #2538 sitting in the yard.
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The Amtrak Station in La Plata, Missouri, one of only 2 stops in the State Of Missouri.
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Garden City, Kansas, the last stop in the State Of Kansas. Most of Kansas is
passed through overnight so photo opportunities are limited in both directions
during the winter months.
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After sunrise, you can see some of the endless miles of farmland across Western Kansas.
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More farmland, with a little country road paralleling the tracks
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One of the hundreds of Midwestern farms you'll pass on the train.
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A grain elevator for one of the many Co-op's in Kansas. Coolidge, Kansas is where
"Cousin Eddie" lives from the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation".
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