The Amtrak Southwest Chief route embarks on a captivating western-bound journey from Chicago. Departing the Windy City, it crosses the Mississippi River in Fort Madison, Iowa, then traverses ...

Up-and-down popularity Statistics provided by Amtrak show that in April a total of 22,346 passengers rode the Southwest Chief along its entire route. That is up about 2 percent from the April 2005 ...

Exciting news for Missouri as the Federal Railroad Administration proposes expanded Amtrak service, connecting major cities ...

Starting June 23, six long-distance routes including the California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Empire Builder, Southwest Chief ... the golden age of rail travel. Amtrak's catering has been lacking ...