Amtrak 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, is slowing for its station stop in Staples, Minnesota several hours off the advertised. The dispatcher informed them that they would be waiting for some we... (more)

A late-running Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, cruises through Grizzly, Montana, on December 23, 1998. The train is leaving the snow-covered Rocky Mountains of Glacier National Park behind on th... (more)

The Empire Builder travels along the edge of downtown St. Paul below in the Mississippi River Valley with promising weather for passengers to enjoy the scenic views along the Mississippi Ri... (more)

It is only a matter of time before this scene wont be possible as Amtrak is discontinuing their station stop at St. Paul & Minneapolis at the current Midway Station. The renovation of the St. Pau... (more)

The Empire Builder heads through the Northtown yard in northern Minneapolis within the last mile of the Staples subdivision making a pretty late appearance in town around 1:30PM, when by th... (more)

Two EMD F40PHs lead Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, across the celebrated Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, surrounded by a clear, cool winter wonderland in Glacier National Park.

The Empire Builder passes under Dayton's Bluff bound for the stations along the Mississippi River en route to Chicago. Passengers riding the Empire Builder woke up to surprising sun... (more)

Just your local neighborhood Empire Builder... Amtrak train #8, the Empire Builder travels through the West Seventh neighborhood in St. Paul after completing its longer service sta... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder accelerates through Fall River, Wisconsin led by two of Amtrak's finest and even a bit dirty locomotives. The train is a minute or so away from the next station... (more)

Amtrak’s Empire Builder approaches the summit of Marias Pass east of Bison, Montana, on October 9, 1996. Morning sun glints brightly off the sides of stainless steel Superliner cars as the train... (more)

A very late Amtrak Empire Builder #8 wasted no time accelerating out of Edmonds. The engineer was giving a wave at me and blowing by a couple of trespassers at the same time.

The Empire Builder that originated in Seattle/Portland on Friday, June 28, leaves St. Paul just over and hour and a half late. Emergency crews arrived to meet the train at Midway station f... (more)

After traveling by the Puget Sound, through the Cascades, Glacier National Park, the Great Plains of Montana and North Dakota, plus the farming landscape of Minnesota, the Empire Builder tr... (more)

Running about 2.5 hours late, Amtrak P42 140 leads the eastbound Empire Builder over the Wisconsin River and into the waterpark capital of the world.

Arriving exactly when it should be departing, the Empire Builder pulls through the switches off of the BNSF Midway Subdivision at St. Anthony Junction into the Minnesota Commercial A Yard i... (more)