Amtrak's Empire Builder slows for a stop at North La Crosse, WI behind a former CBQ/BN E8A, a pair of X-GN Fs, and a former NP F. Prior to May 1971, the E unit was a common visitor to La Crosse, but typically handled Zephyrs, Empire Builders and North Coast Limiteds on Burlington trackage which crossed these Milwaukee Road tracks just east of here at Grand Junction. A CNW line also crossed there. Amtrak moved the remaining Chicago-Twin Cities trains to the Milwaukee Road to serve more cities.
The Empire Builder crosses the state on its way to St. Paul, Seattle and Portland. The Hiawatha Corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago is one of Amtrak's busiest routes.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
