Amtrak 192 leads another P42DC and the westbound Empire Builder out of Union Station and up to street level at Canal Street with part of the Windy City skyline in the background.

The sun sets on May Day 2010 and Amtrak's Empire Builder is recrewing and getting a new set of passengers before proceeding north towards Red Wing and destinations beyond.

Almost there
Amtrak's westbound “Empire Builder” slides along the waterfront at Edmonds, Washington, on April 16, 2010, and will soon be ending a long trip from Chicago to Seattle. ... (more)

Unlike it's counterpart, the Empire Builder screeches to a stop above the Wisconsin River for a stop at Wisconsin Dells. Normally it would have met the eastbound train already, but because of it's... (more)

With both Empire Builders running well behind schedule, a rare meet takes place at Moorhead Jct in daylight. Train 8 is coming off the Hillsboro Sub and crossing over to main 2 in front of Amtrak... (more)

With heritage unit 184 in the lead, a 3 hour late Empire Builder flies west past Mt. Muller near the small town of Lake Park, MN.

The engineering crew on board the westbound Empire Builder have quite the view over the Wisconsin River during the Wisconsin Dells station stop. Summer was in full swing, busy, and rather ... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder is slightly behind schedule as it needed to wait for the four-hour late eastbound Empire Builder at the crossover east of Reeseville.

Summer tourist season is in full swing in downtown Wisconsin Dells as Amtrak 824 pulls in with the westbound Empire Builder.

The cab in the lead unit was full as the Empire Builder heads for its next stop in Winona. They lost a bit of time at River Junction as the dispatcher had no choice other than to run them through... (more)

The Oneida St. Griswolds: The Empire Builder engages the classic Minneapolis-built Griswold signals in the West 7th St. neighborhood in St. Paul. Tonight's train featured the Amtrak herit... (more)

Amtrak 156 prepares to depart Edmonds station on it's last few miles to it's final destination in Seattle.

The sun is starting to break through the fog bank as Amtrak #7 breaks out of the fog at Gold Bar, WA just after sunrise on 1/27/07.

Light cloud cover doesn't hinder a noon sun on a warm Winter day from lighting the stainless steel sides of Amtrak 7, the Westbound Empire Builder being assisted by a BNSF ES44AC. The sun w... (more)

A westbound Empire Builder with AMTK 207, AMTK 54 and AMTK 185 at St Paul's Midway Depot.