Southwest Chief
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The Southwest Chief is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on a 2,265-mile route between Chicago and Los Angeles through the Midwest and Southwest via Kansas City, Albuquerque, and Flag
Southwest Chief in February 2020
Super Chief arriving in Los Angeles on the last day Santa Fe operated passenger services, April 30, 1971.
The Chief passing through Morley, Colorado in August 1967. Amtrak briefly reestablished service in the Summer 1972, supplementing it with the Super Chief/El Capitan.
Southwest Limited dome car, 1974. Photo by Charles O'Rear.
California Zephyr
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The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area, via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno. At 2,438 miles, it is Amtrak's
The eastbound California Zephyr near Green River, Utah, in 2023
The eastbound California Zephyr on Altamont Pass in March 1970
An EMD FP7 and two EMD SDP40Fs pull the eastbound San Francisco Zephyr through the Yuba Gap in 1975.
San Francisco Zephyr running with the new Superliner I cars in November 1980