A tardy Empire Builder rolls west along the Columbia River just east of Rock Island, WA. Next stop Wenatchee. The April 15 schedule change resulted in daylight running through Wenatchee and over S... (more)

Amtrak train 7, The Empire Builder, detours along the former SP&S between Spokane and Seattle. The train is just east of Wishram. It was running separately from the normal Portland section, and wo... (more)

A tardy westbound Empire Builder crosses the Skykomish River near Mt. Index (hidden in the clouds) with the help of BN freight power in addition to the two F40PHs on a drizzly day in April 1983.

The train was running over 4 hours late as #7 continues south along Picnic Point for the final destination in Seattle. Heritage unit #145 was trailing.

The train was running over 4 hours late as #7 continues south along Picnic Point for the final destination in Seattle. Heritage unit #145 was trailing.

Making a quick station stop on a brisk November morning.

After some morning rain, the weather starts to briefly clear up as the Westbound Empire Builder slows down for the station stop at Edmonds. Note: yes, this was indeed the the same 112 that gotten ... (more)

Westbound Winnebago
Amtrak F69PHAC Nos. 450 and 451 were the first all-new A.C. traction locomotives in North America. They were experimentals that were built at La Grange in 1989, and ... (more)

Amtrak Empire Builder #7 continues along the Sound on its final destination in Seattle. The weather was blustery, but it was also nice and the engineer was already waving at me before I started to... (more)

Amtrak 7 blasts through Pewaukee on time as it heads west on CP Rails.

BNSF 4016 leading Amtrak Empire Builder #7 at Edmonds, WA.

The Empire Builder heads through Oconomowoc after departing Milwaukee Intermodal Station on-time at 1555. The train is approximately half-way between Milwaukee and its next stop westbound ... (more)

BNSF 5015 meets Amtrak Empire Builder #7 at Scenic, just before the 7.8-mile long Cascade Tunnel. Not sure who the chair belongs to though...

The Heritage III paint scheme locomotive slows down for the approach at Edmonds station.

The first P42DC leads the Empire Builder out of Chicago Union Station.