Climbing over Marias Pass, Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, passes milepost 1148 east of Summit, Montana, on June 5, 2002. Spring storms brew over the majestic mountains of Glacier Nati... (more)

After crossing over at MP 66, America's train flies down main one at Clear Lake past a dead loaded crude oil train on main two.

The Empire Builder departs after performing a pretty quick 13-minute station stop at St. Paul's Midway Station. Amtrak employees at Midway estimated to the riders waiting in the waiting ar... (more)

Due to power issues, a cascade F59 was put on the point of #8. The conductor has just thrown the switches to head through the MNNR yard and into Midway station.

As has become the norm, the Empire Builder has crossed over to main 1 out of St Cloud to pass a number of stopped eastbounds on main 2 near Becker.

The Empire Builder is running about 6 hours behind as it flies through central Minnesota behind a BNSF leader. I knew something wasn't right when I heard the whistle in the distance.

After waiting at the Hoffman signal tower for a Canadian Pacific switch job to shove back into the St. Paul yard, the eastbound Empire Builder crosses over and proceeds towards the CP River... (more)

The Empire Builder cruises through the Traill County seat of Hillsboro, a Great Northern Railway community half-way between Grand Forks and Fargo named honoring the Empire Builder himself, ... (more)

The Empire Builder arrives into the Grand Forks station past the "West Grand Forks" station sign 11 hours, 41 minutes late greeted by passengers exclaiming their relief! The train original... (more)

The Empire Builder crosses over Fresh Water Coulee slightly over six and a half miles from the Grand Forks Amtrak station over 11 hours late.

A fatal grade crossing accident involving the previous day's eastbound Empire Builder and subzero temperatures (evidenced by the exhaust condensing above the BNSF locomotive) have the BNSF's north... (more)

Engineer Craig Willett is at the controls of F40PH No. 357 on Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, at East Hastings, Minnesota, on November 9, 1992.

The engineer wastes no time getting the eastbound Empire Builder up to track speed after a lengthy wait at Staples. In the distance, another freight train is already on the move in the form of a ... (more)

The Empire Builder kicks up powder along the Hillsboro subdivision heading due south to its next station stop at Fargo 10 hours and 20 minutes late.

The Empire Builder running just over 10 hours takes the west leg of the wye at DL Switch transitioning from the Devils Lake subdivision to the Hillsboro subdivision. In a matter of meters ... (more)