SW Chief refueling at Albuquerque

Amtrak: Southwest Chief - Albuquerque

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April 21st 2011
The Southwest Chief is a train that runs from Los Angeles (LA) to Chicago and visa versa. Since I'm into my train trips and as Amtrak is apparently a good comfortable service, I decided to leave LA using it but to break the forty hour journey to Chicago into three bits by making a couple of stops along the way. It was part of my provisional plan to do at least part of the USA by rail so worked ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more