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The '''Southwest Chief''' (formerly the '''Southwest Limited''') is a passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km) route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
The ''Southwest Chief'' is the indirect successor to the ''Super Chief'', a train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) until 1971 and later by Amtrak until March 1974 when the Santa Fe forced Amtrak to stop using the name because of a perceived decline in quality after Amtrak took over the Santa Fe's passenger trains. After subsequent improvements in service, the Santa Fe allowed Amtrak to change the name of the ''Southwest Limited'' to the ''Southwest Chief'' on October 28, 1984.
The train currently consists of two to four P42 locomotives, one baggage car, one Superliner transition dorm, three Superliner coach cars, a Superliner dining car, a Superliner lounge car, and two Superliner sleeping cars. A third Superliner sleeping car and a fourth Superliner coach may be added during peak travel periods.
Unique among all long distance Superliner trains, the ''Southwest Chief'' is permitted to run up to a maximum of 90 mph (145 km/h) along significant portions of the route.
During the spring and summer months, Volunteer Rangers from the National Park Service travel onboard and provide a narrative between La Junta and Albuquerque.
★ Amtrak - ''Southwest Chief''
The '''Southwest Chief''' (formerly the '''Southwest Limited''') is a passenger train operated by Amtrak along a 2256-mile (3631-km) route through the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. It runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
The ''Southwest Chief'' is the indirect successor to the ''Super Chief'', a train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) until 1971 and later by Amtrak until March 1974 when the Santa Fe forced Amtrak to stop using the name because of a perceived decline in quality after Amtrak took over the Santa Fe's passenger trains. After subsequent improvements in service, the Santa Fe allowed Amtrak to change the name of the ''Southwest Limited'' to the ''Southwest Chief'' on October 28, 1984.
The train currently consists of two to four P42 locomotives, one baggage car, one Superliner transition dorm, three Superliner coach cars, a Superliner dining car, a Superliner lounge car, and two Superliner sleeping cars. A third Superliner sleeping car and a fourth Superliner coach may be added during peak travel periods.
Unique among all long distance Superliner trains, the ''Southwest Chief'' is permitted to run up to a maximum of 90 mph (145 km/h) along significant portions of the route.
During the spring and summer months, Volunteer Rangers from the National Park Service travel onboard and provide a narrative between La Junta and Albuquerque.
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