The Empire Builder departs Union Depot nearly 13 hours late with a reverse consist and no baggage car. A pair of Wisconsin derailments at Alma and Watertown forced Amtrak to get creative g... (more)

Amtraks eastbound Empire Builder was running a little over an hour late passing Lake Pepin adjacent the Mississippi River near Maple Springs

The longest Empire Builder I've personally seen climbs through the Lake Park curves on a perfect summer morning behind four locomotives.

The Empire Builder at the restored St Paul Union Depot on National Train Day.

A rare visitor as AMTK P32-8BWH #503 and AMTK P42DC #93 provide power to Amtrak Empire Builder Train #8 as it pulls in for it's station stop at Red Wing, MN. Photo taken 4/18/15 near MP 370.69 on... (more)

After a brief passenger stop at St. Paul Union Depot, the Empire Builder is on its way again, passing under the signal bridge at Hoffman Avenue as it heads towards Chicago.

In the morning sun, a late Empire Builder skirts the shores of the Mississippi River along the bluffs. They will try to make up the time between St. Paul and Milwaukee. It's warm today, but the ic... (more)

Amtrak 137 and 158 hustle the Eastbound Empire Builder through Minn. City.

The Empire Builder glides down short line hill amongst the fall colors bound for Union Depot a couple of hours late. This scene at Chestnut Street changed when Union Pacific added the sign... (more)

The Empire Builder cruises along Lake Pepin, an extremely wide section of the Mississippi River, on the evening of the 4th of October. The train is approximately 8 hours late at this point... (more)

The engineer of the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder gives a wave as the train splits the signals onto the Staples Sub. Of course the heritage unit would be second out...

East of Duke, the Empire Builder slows for Red Wing. The smell of brake shoe smoke and pancakes with bacon as it went by was an added treat to a perfect shooting day.

Eastbound Builder eases through light snow at Dayton's Bluff while a bandit MP15AC lurks in the distance.

Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

Amtrak heritage unit 184 throttles up as it accelerates out of Hastings, following an unscheduled stop to tend to an overheated passenger.