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Amtrak - Southwest Chief



SOUTHWEST CHIEF
Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA
2256 miles / 3630 km

 

Train Data:

Route

Chicago, IL - Los Angeles, CA

Route Map

Distance

2256 miles / 3630 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 km

182 m

METRA

(La Grange Road)

IL

CT

22.4 km

195 m

METRA

Naperville

IL

CT

44.8 km

218 m

METRA

(Plano)

IL

CT

83.2 km

198 m

 

Mendota

IL

CT

132.8 km

229 m

 

Princeton

IL

CT

166.4 km

213 m

 

(Kewanee)

IL

CT

209.6 km

 260 m

 

Galesburg

IL

CT

282.2 km

238 m

 

Fort Madison

IA

CT

352.0 km

155 m

 

La Plata

MO

CT

476.8 km

277 m

 

Kansas City

MO

CT

699.2 km

244 m

 

Lawrence

KS

CT

763.2 km

 253 m

 

Topeka

KS

CT

804.8 km

 271 m

 

Newton

KS

CT

1020.8 km

441 m

 

Hutchinson

KS

CT

1073.6 km

 465 m

 

Dodge City

KS

CT

1251.2 km

759 m

 

Garden City

KS

CT

1331.2 km

864 m

 

Lamar

CO

MT

1491.2 km

1366 m

 

La Junta

CO

MT

1576.0 km

1239 m

 

Trinidad

CO

MT

1705.6 km

1826 m

 

Raton

NM

MT

1742.4 km

2057 m

 

Las Vegas

NM

MT

1920.0 km

1953 m

 

Lamy

NM

MT

2024.0 km

 1972 m

Transfer to Santa Fe

Albuquerque

NM

MT

2131.2 km

1511 m

Largest City in NM, Rail Runner

Gallup

NM

MT

2408.0 km

1984 m

 

Winslow

AZ

MT

2612.8 km

1480 m

 

Flagstaff

AZ

MT

2705.6 km

2103 m

 

William Junction

AZ

MT

2753.6 km

2115 m

 

Kingman

AZ

MT

2982.4 km

1018 m

 

Needles

CA

PT

3089.6 km

148 m

 

Barstow

CA

PT

3360.0 km

642 m

 

Victorville

CA

PT

3419.2 km

832 m

 

San Bernardino

CA

PT

3494.4 km

329 m

Metrolink

Riverside

CA

PT

3510.4 km

267 m

Metrolink

Fullerton

CA

PT

3568.0 km

91 m

Metrolink

Los Angeles

CA

PT

3609.6 km

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 - 2008

Southwest Chief at Albuquerque - 2008

Photo 3

Photo 4

Raton - Las Vegas (2008)

Lunch - Burger (2008)

Photo 5

Photo 6

Albuquerque - Gallup (2008)

Albuquerque - Gallup (2008)

Photo 7

Photo 8

Galesburg - Ft. Madison (2008)

Southwest Chief at Topeka - 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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