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Date: 05/09/24 13:47
Yesterday's Interesting Southwest Chief
Author: NMlurker

The westbound Southwest Chief that originated in Chicago on 5-7-24 featured the 50th Anniversary Phase I heritage unit #161, Operation Lifesaver unit #203, and two refurbished coaches for Metrolink service in SoCal, and rolled through New Mexico on 5-8-24.

1. Amtrak train #3 splits a pair of searchlight signals near MP 799 just east of Ribera, NM running about 45 minutes late.

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Date: 05/09/24 18:56
Re: Yesterday's Interesting Southwest Chief
Author: AndyBrown

Nice one!  At an obscure location too, also nice.

Andy

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Date: 05/10/24 12:38
Re: Yesterday's Interesting Southwest Chief
Author: NCA1022

I managed to luck out and catch this same Amtrak train as is ripped thru Downers Grove, IL on the sfternoon of 5/8.  To make things even better, the Metra Heritage Burlington-inspiried locomotive was on one of the scoots I saw that same afternoon (second unit, but still!)

So 3 Heritage paint schemes in the same 3-hour railfanning window.   Made dodging the sporadic showers totally worthwhile!

- Norm

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