A late October snowstorm in 1991 has blanketed the state of Montana in a wintery white as Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder sweeps through the big curve just west of Browning on the first day of... (more)

Surrounded by a winter wonderland on the southern border of Glacier National Park, Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder has just summited Marias Pass and approaches Bison, Montana, on a snowy March... (more)

Empire Builders meet
We’re looking out the door window on the rear sleeper of Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder moving through a siding over a frigid and barren eastern Montana lands... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder crosses Coram Bridge as it approaches Glacier National Park.

A thin coating of ice covers a pond as the eastbound Empire Builder descends the eastern slope of Marias Pass.

After crossing a snowy Marias Pass, Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder curves through Grizzly, Montana, on a cold December 22, 1998.

Amtrak train 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, skirts Glacier National Park at Bison, Montana, on December 22, 1998. Three GE P40DCs power the 12-car train, including lead No. 802 repainted in then... (more)

On the summer solstice, an unusually long and very late westbound Empire Builder with 8 added cars negotiates the depths of the Kootenai River Gorge between Yakt and Leonia.

Serving as the center of Greensburg's Cultural District, this Pennsylvania Railroad Station gleams under the night sky.

Four ex-NP F units lift Amtrak Train 10 eastbound out of Butte, Montana (background) as the “Mainstreeter” climbs up to Homestake Pass on July 31, 1973.

Normally it would be tough to get the eastbound Builder in light here during the short days of winter but the perpetually late No. 8 allows for a nice shot as it enters Bad Rock Canyon east of Col... (more)

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha tiptoes over Homestake Pass just east of Butte, MT. This train and a BN local were the only traffic normally operated over NP's original Continental Divide crossing b... (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 makes a station stop at the western gateway to Glacier Park. It's the height of tourist season and a decent crowd of passengers are on hand to board along with an equal number r... (more)