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The View from the Train
By Amtrak from Massachusetts to New Mexico
Photos by Joe Kurland
February, 2011

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The Lakeshore Limited


Springfield, MA
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

The Southwest Chief
mostly from the train's rear window


Looking back into the depths of Chicago Union Station
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Departing Chicago
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

RTA train crossing over the BNSF main line, Chicago
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Intermodal yard on Chicago's West side
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

The Southwest Chief has just overtaken a Metra commuter train
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Metra's last stop
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Early morning in Eastern Colorado
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Welders' notations on the track, La Junta, Colorado
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

La Junta, Colorado
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Climbing towards Raton Pass
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Raton Pass Tunnel
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High plains, South of Raton Pass
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Climbing again
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Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Harriman sleeping car, once part of the 20th Century Limited, Lamy, NM
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Informational sign, Lamy, NM
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Arrival of the Southwest Chief in Albuquerque, NM
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Southwest Chief in Albuquerque, NM
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

The Return Trip


Albuquerque depot
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

On the return trip, through Lamy, NM
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Raton, NM depot
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Smoking break, Raton, NM
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Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Kansas City, MO
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Kansas City, MO
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

RR bridge over the Missouri River East of Kansas City
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Fort Madison, IA
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Former Santa Fe Depot, Fort Madison, IA
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Railroad Museum, Galesburg, IL
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Railroad Museum, Mendota, IL
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Railroad Museum, Mendota, IL
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Bi-level commuter cars, Railroad Museum, Mendota, IL
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Railroad Museum, Mendota, IL
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

The Capitol Limited
mostly from the lounge car as the rear window was too dirty


View from the Capitol Limited, Youghiogheny River
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

View from the Capitol Limited, Climbing the Alleghenies
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Capitol Limited meets Coal
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

View from the Capitol Limited, Cumberland, MD
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

View from the Capitol Limited, Martinsburg, WV
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Historic marker commemorating the railroad strike of 1877, Martinsburg, WV
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Harper's Ferry, WV
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

Washington Union Station
Photo copyright © 2011 by Joe Kurland

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