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  1. M

    Guaranteed MO River Runner connection with SWC? (Westbound)

    I see that the SWC is garmented to connect with the Missouri River Runner going eastbound in Kansas City. However, the opposite does not appear to be true, presumably because the Runner is scheduled to arrive at 9:40 PM, and the SWC at 10 PM (eastbound is > 1 hour). Is there any way to have a...
  2. M

    SWC transfer to CS

    One of the trip plans I have bouncing around in my head is to take the SWC to LAX from GBB, then the CS to EMY, and back to GBB on the CZ. I would spend the bulk of my vacation in the EMY area and very little in LAX. I can put the CS and the SWC on the same ticket but it's cutting it close (8:00...
  3. Naomi1234

    Milwaukee to Anaheim, swc questions

    Hi all, Brand new to train travel but I've been going through the site and looking up videos and blog posts to prepare. That being said, I still have a few questions. My husband and I are traveling from Milwaukee to Anaheim in August via swc, then flying home at the end of our trip. We booked...
  4. SarahZ

    Southwest Chief: Chicago to Los Angeles - October 2017

    I thought I posted this trip report two years ago. Better late than never, I suppose, and I doubt much has changed. I had some points to use and hadn't been on the SWC in three years. Those who've known me a long time know that I traveled to ABQ with my ex-boyfriend every year to visit his...
  5. R

    SWC Hits Boulder, Loses Lead Engine

    About 1710 hrs yesterday, the #3 SWC hit a boulder that had lodged on the tracks, fragmenting it. We were first made aware of the incident by the implementation of an emergency stop. I'm not aware of how fast we were traveling; this occurred some miles south of Albuquerque. The cars were...
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