The Southwest Chief travels between Los Angeles and Chicago. It leaves LA at 6:45 pm and arrives at 3:20 pm in Chicago two days later.
Here, at Amtrak's website, you can view a map of the route. I didn't take many pictures on my trip because train windows tend to be smudged and things whip past while you list from side to side, but here are a few:
A storm over Kansas as night falls.
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Earlier, golden plains catch the last rays of sunlight.
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The fantastical spires of Trinidad, Colorado.