Amtrak Southwest Chief #3 makes long stop at La Plata, Mo.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief makes its nightly stop in La Plata, Missouri on January 7, 2011. The train showed up early and had to sit for a while, and the conductor thought I was the station attendant, and tried to hand me a package. I wish the train had shown up about three minutes earlier, then I could've seen the eastbound freight passing behind it. You should still be able to hear the freight though!

[@Astradifortitus]

I love Amtrak trains, I'm from Brazil, that trains are awesome! 😄

[@LAPnumber4]

That package was my Galesburg visitor guides. Thanks for the delivery AMTK.

[@danielwoellhof1675]

While my son was dispatching for the local sheriffs office in SW Kansas (town of about 2,200 population), the SW Chief had to stop at the Main St crossing and transfer a passenger to an ambulance to go to the local hospital.

[@adamm2837]

That freight train that passed towards the beginning of the video sounded like it was really moving!

[@britannia55]

I would be nice to have tour of the train carriage, seeing onboard facilities .

[@SamTheRailfanner]

I love Amtrak Trains!

[@diegoferragut8864]

beautiful train

[@dimidomo7946]

Wonderful video Rheatown217. Produce some more. 👍👍👍

[@amtrakandcsxrailfanning351]

Yea nice catch with a hybrid on this chief

[@rutherfordclan5693]

Wow that was long... the train in san juan capistrano you better be ready cause it barely waits your off your on goooooo

[@futbolt]

The conductor has a wonderful American accent.

[@ruthsalazar2778]

Que guapito el empleado que ayudó a los pasajeros que bajasen,mía papi chulo😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@macross25]

4:09 The female conductor Candace was on all 4 of my trips from KS to CA, very nice person. Haven't been on Amtrak for a bit, I wonder if she still works there?

[@davecasey4341]

7 minutes? That's not long. We saw the #3 sit at the Flagstaff station for over 14 minutes the other night. ;)

[@ridethetrain9326]

Conductor wearing sunglasses at night ?

[@flymia1757]

nice video

[@ptsmith4660]

the exit stool .. example of how fked up Amtrak is .. fkn railroad should put closed up

[@amtrakisveryepic]

Well it's just how the station and the cars are built. Its also not Amtrak's responsibility to fix those older platforms because BNSF owns these tracks.

[@Anthonyant917]

What time was this?

[@ashleywynn1776]

BNSF mainfest