Two new Chargers head-up the WB Empire Builder. Because of weather expected in North Dakota, this train 'turned' at St. Paul.
Day One for the 301: The westbound Empire Builder ascends Stevens Pass en route to Seattle on a cold and wet Spring morning. Pulling the train are two of Amtrak's newest: Siemens Mobility b... (more)
AMTK 301 has the honors for the first time as it leads the trip to the west coast on a balmy March morning. The Empire Builder had to wait for CP to get a derailment in Wisconsin cleaned up ye... (more)
The spring thaw has arrived in SE North Dakota as a tardy Empire Builder heads from Fargo to Grand Forks. CP had a derailment in Wisconsin yesterday, so there was a healthy delay out of Chicag... (more)
After making its station stop at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Amtrak’s Empire Builder departs on June 28, 1993. The westbound train is approaching the N. 25th Street overpass on Soo Line’s former Mil... (more)
Amtrak's Seattle-Chicago train #8, The Empire Builder crosses the Cut Bank creek just west of Cut Bank, MT.
Amtrak 186 leads the Empire Builder West through Lyndon Station.
The WB Empire Builder begins it trip to Portland and Seattle as it approaches the Sturtevant passenger station.
That is a strange caboose! Amtrak Heritage unit #161 trails Amtrak #7, the Empire Builder, thru Franksville, WI on June 2, 2021. The unit is heading to the Twin Cities for some weekend festivities... (more)
AMTK 161, now in Phase I colors, makes its inaugural run north past Morton Grove, IL on the rear of Empire Builder #7. The locomotive is headed to St. Paul, MN to be put on display for Union Depot... (more)
Amtrak's Empire Builder slices thru downtown Elk River MN.
The eastbound Empire Builder blazes by Anoka Station with AMTK 184 40th anniversary unit and FRA's DOTX 221 "office of safety" car.
The eastbound Empire Builder crosses the Mississippi River in Hastings with AMTK 184 40th anniversary unit and FRA's DOTX 221 "office of safety" car.
The eastbound train 8 (Empire Builder) heads towards Bison on a nice clear day in Montana.
The 5+ hour late Empire Builder is seen rolling through eastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River on its way to Chicago Union Station. The fall colors are starting to show up in this area on a... (more)
