Due to an avalanche risk and having to bus passengers between Whitefish, MT and Havre, MT the long way through Missoula, MT, the eastbound Empire Builder is running about 11 hours late as... (more)

The Amtrak station may be to the right, but the incapacitated AMTK 23 isn't headed in that direction. In reality, it (along with two other Amtrak locomotives) is uncoupled from the rest of the more)

A beleaguered Empire Builder pulls around the west leg of the wye at West Grand Forks and into the depot to pick up and drop off approximately 25 passengers. At this point, the train is a... (more)

After setting AMTK 23 out in the Grand Forks Yard because of a main resevoir pressure failure after a collision with a vehicle, AMTK 65 was put in charge, wye'd, and it is seen here leading a 15-h... (more)

It seems Amtrak cannot escape the snow. The #8 is finally approaching Little Falls at 0948hrs. Typically, this train would be long gone before the sun rises in this area.

The Empire Builder blasts through Emerado at 79mph leaving a cloud of snow in its wake. This train struck a vehicle 20 miles to the west; you can see the damage on the front truck and the ... (more)

After a brief stop at the station, a 12-hour late Empire Builder leaves Grand Forks southbound in a hurry.

The Empire Builder is running almost 12 hours late, allowing for a rare daylight photo in the Red River Valley as it breezes east through Larimore. Standing on this snow pile for ~30 minut... (more)

Even with four units (very unusual), the Empire Builder is still running over three hours late on this bitterly cold morning. It was -15 degrees without the wind chill at the time of this ... (more)

The EB squared (Eastbound Empire Builder) arrives in the Dells exactly on time at 12:09PM.

Amtrak's Empire Builder crosses the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells on a chilly New Years Day.

Passengers prepare to board the Empire Builder, they'll end up celebrating the New Years gliding over the rails in Eastern Washington.

The Empire Builder is running four and a half hours late this morning. The baggage car is on the rear of the train which might have something to do with the delay.

Powder flies as the Empire Builder heads east over three and a half hours behind schedule.

The tables are set with flowers in the diner, the cook sends me a greeting, Christmas lights are strung, a gentleman awaits his loved ones, and the photographer takes a rare step in to his own pho... (more)