Weird facts & wild history for every Southwest Chief stop

Don't take Amtrak's Southwest Chief without watching this first! This video is full of strange stories, crazy history, notable people, and amazing things to see at each of Southwest Chief's 32 stations, across eight states. Take a virtual trip on Amtrak through the American countryside from Chicago to Los Angeles.

There is so much more than meets the eye on Southwest Chief. Don't let it pass by without knowing what you're seeing!

Covered in this video:
0:00 Southwest Chief intro and map
0:34 Chicago, IL and Southwest Chief basics
1:53 Naperville, IL
4:07 Mendota, IL
5:24 Princeton, IL
7:04 Galesburg, IL
9:33 Fort Madison, IA
10:55 La Plata, MO
13:12 Kansas City, MO
15:14 Lawrence, KS
17:00 Topeka, KS
19:11 Newton, KS (and Wichita)
20:59 Hutchinson, KS
23:57 Dodge City, KS
26:21 Garden City, KS
27:45 Lamar, CO
29:11 La Junta, CO
31:46 Trinidad, CO
33:31 Raton, NM
35:38 Las Vegas, NM
37:41 Lamy, NM (and Santa Fe)
40:10 Albuquerque, NM
42:47 Gallup, NM
45:08 Winslow, AZ
47:33 Flagstaff, AZ
50:03 Kingman, AZ
51:21 Needles, CA
54:40 Barstow, CA
57:21 Victorville, CA
58:58 San Bernardino, CA
1:00:08 Riverside, CA
1:01:14 Fullerton, CA
1:02:22 Los Angeles, CA

I tried to get the pronunciation of local place names right. Let me know what I screwed up in the comments.

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