In January 2003, I decided to try Amtrak's rail sale and take a trip from
Chicago to Kansas City and back. I had altready taken the Southwest Chief from Los
Angeles to Chicago in 2001, and would be taking it again from Chicago to Los Angeles in
March 2003.
So this was a relatively short train trip for me, but at $20 each way it was really worth
it.
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January
2003
Here's a picture taken in
Illinois while heading west on the Southwest Chief.
January
2003
The train was pretty fast, many
times going over 90 miles per hour.
January
2003
Here's P-42 engine 123 which led
our train to Kansas City. We had four engines at the front of this train (123, 137,
200, and 45).
January
2003
Here's a reflection of Union
Station in Kansas City.
January
2003
This is Kansas City's Union
Station at night.
January
2003
Heading back home to Chicago on
the eastbound Chief.
January
2003
Almost at the station in Chicago,
here's a shot of the loco shops with some P-42's outside.
January
2003
Looking back at downtown as we
prepare to back into the station
January
2003
This was taken at the Lumber
Street rail bridge, looking toward the head end of the train. After waiting here for
a minute or two, we would back into Union Station in Chicago.
