Running seven hours behind schedule, the Empire Builder rolls westward through the Columbia River Gorge. Melonas siding was built in 2017. It is named to honor a family that has produced three gen... (more)
Roughly 50 miles from the end of the line in Portland, the Empire Builder races west through the Columbia River Gorge.
Operating over six hours behind schedule, the Portland section of the Empire Builder passes the trackside vineyard near Maryhill siding. The train's next station stop is at Wishram. a few minutes ... (more)
Running nearly six hours late, the Portland section of the Empire Builder passes some BNSF ballast cars at Lyle. The snow on the nose has likely been aboard since Montana.
Led by "Day 1” heritage unit 301, the Portland section of the Empire Builder rolls to a stop at Wishram. Running nearly six hours late, the train will likely reach its final stop at Union Statio... (more)
Four hours late, the Portland section of the Empire Builder exits a stretch of two main tracks at Washougal, Washington. The next stop for train 27 is at Vancouver, roughly 20 minutes to the west.
A little over seven hours late, the Empire Builder's Portland section has just emerged from the Columbia River Gorge at Washougal, Washington. The next station stop for train 27 will be Vancouver,... (more)
The Empire Builder passes a westbound BNSF manifest on the Fallbridge Subdivision at Washougal, Washington. The train is just 29 miles from its terminus at Union Station in downtown Portland. Inst... (more)
