Green Cars And Green Trees. On the August 4, 2021, Amtrak Train 8 (Empire Builder) was passing through Montana as it crossed Sheep Creek in Nimrod. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railw... (more)

Welcome To The Middle Of Nowhere. It was a bit later than usual when Amtrak 8 (Empire Builder) made the stop at Glasgow, Montana on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, with Webb Rail's former Northe... (more)

For the first time ever, an ALC-42 led a revenue train into Chicago. Despite multiple delays as well as striking a pickup truck in Washington state, ALC-42 #302 was fit enough to drag the train in... (more)

On a freezing January evening and with its scheduled arrival into Chicago gradually getting later, the eastbound Empire Builder with a Fakebonnet rescue locomotive slams through Rondout as the eve... (more)

Clear Tops at Cut Bank. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801... (more)

A late Amtrak 8 makes a short stop at the Glenview Metra/Amtrak station with BNSF 744 in the lead. Many railfans were present at the station for this oddball leader.

Two Domes At Two Medicine River. The classic scene at the Two Medicine River Bridge in East Glacier Park, Montana was just one of many scenes that were well complimented by the presence of ... (more)

Park Train. Webb Rail’s former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044) and former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045) held ... (more)

Former Glacier? Amtrak Train 8 (Empire Builder, AMTK 33 P42DC leading) was giving its passengers some of the best views available on a train as it crossed the lake at Rising Wolf Ranch in ... (more)

Reflecting On Rail Travel. A little haze from the wildfires obscures the full sun as Amtrak 8 (Empire Builder) was eastbound through Glacier National Park on Wednesday, August 4, 2021, with... (more)

It’s still strange to me seeing the Empire Builder stopping in Sturtevant, as the hiawathas stopped running because of covid. Even stranger is that BNSF didn’t mess this one up and it was even... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder crosses the Java Creek Trestle in Glacier National Park during heavy snowfall.

I've always wanted a shot with the Sears tower in the background. Well this past Sunday, I finally got a chance at it. Earlier in the day Amtrak 42 led Amtrak 8 into Chicago. As luck would have it... (more)

P42DC 25 leads the eastbound Empire Builder across the high trestle over the Middle Fork of The Flathead River on a beautiful spring morning.

The Aurora Borealis! For years I've waited to see it, spending hours on "Aurora tracking" websites in hopes of there being an Aurora storm at the right time and with clear skies. Finally, o... (more)