All 8 Amtrak Southwest Chiefs during my 4 day stay at La Plata, Missouri traveling on the TRANSCON. Well 5 days, since Amtrak 4 decided to jump the rails in Kansas and be cancelled on the 25th.
Huge Thank you to Bob & Amy Cox for the hospitality they provided and all of the other railfans I met on the platforms, ‪@Gevoface‬ and others.
0:00 5/22 Southwest Chief #3 Departure with Heritage Unit #164 going to Los Angeles, California
1:55 5/23 Southwest Chief #4 arrival going to Chicago, Illinois
2:55 5/23 Southwest Chief #3 arrival going to Los Angeles, California
4:00 5/23 #3 Departure with an baggage car door
5:10 5/24 #4 Arrival on a rainy day with BNSF Crew standing by while doing platform
6:25 5/24 #4 Departure
7:21 5/24 #3 Arrival
8:29 5/24 #3 Departure
9:27 5/25 No number 4 this morning so this is #3 arrival in the evening.
10:27 5/25 #3 Departure
11:11 An Empty Ghost Train, deadheading back to Chicago after ditching the derailed engine. Was supposed to be my train earlier in the day but got cancelled.
11:54 5/26 #4 Arrival...my train back to Chicago after spending an awesome extra day in La Plata and the ‪@DepotInn‬
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