A tad behind the advertised (nearly 8 hours to be exact) Amtrak 7, the westbound Empire Builder, would be through at sunrise here, just east of Minot, ND. Since today's power includes an SD70MAC,... (more)
Locomotive problems in Minnesota caused the westbound Empire Builder #7 to be delayed resulting in placing a BNSF SD70MAC on point in order to keep the train moving. Here the Empire Bui... (more)
Three of Amtrak's finest pull the westbound Empire Builder into Seattle's King Street Station about a half hour early while a southbound BNSF train hauls a few Boeing 737 aircraft bodies.