Serving Chicago, Kansas City, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, and intermediate points
Amtrak train numbers: 3 and 4
Predecessor railroad train numbers: None
In 1974, feeling that service levels had slipped to unacceptable levels, the Santa Fe Railway had withdrawn its permission for Amtrak to use the trademarked name Super Chief on its Chicago-Los Angeles train. Over the next 10 years, things improved on the renamed Southwest Limited, the Santa Fe relented, and the train's name became Southwest Chief on October 28, 1984.
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4:40P 5:00P 3:15P Dp Chicago Ar 4:36P 3:50P 3:10P
12:20A 1:05A 10:36P Kansas City 8:21A 7:40A 7:10A
4:17P 5:10P 5:32P Albuquerque 12:55P 1:45P 1:25P
7:40A 8:10A 8:40A Ar Los Angeles Dp 6:45P 8:30P 8:10P
The Amtrak Train Names Project