Series: Railroad West
Amtrak's Southwest Chief runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, passing through towns in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico.
In spring 2014, the future of the route was largely in question due to expensive upgrades and repairs needed in order to maintain passenger rail speeds.
Railroad West is KRCC's ongoing coverage of the issue, which began when news interns Martha Perez-Sanz and Maggie Spencer looked into the Southwest Chief as part of their journalism curriculum at Colorado College.