The Empire Builder crosses over 35E.
After building this train, it only made it to Dayton's Bluff and left cars to continue onto Chicago. These units would light power back to Northtown later that day.
A sunny Mother's Day morning. Spring colors and clean power!
Down grade and out of town.
This string of well cars will be sorted and rebuilt into another outbound train.
Gaining speed after passing through Minnesota Commercial's yard.
Newer make up hides this Amtrak unit's age.
After a mainline crew change, this train transitions from the Wayzata Sub to the Midway Sub.
This begins the slowest part of the journey through the Twin Cities. Only a handful of miles to the Union Depot, it will take almost 30 minutes.
Rolling into Humboldt Yard.
Once running on time, the Empire Builder suffered mechanical issues. It was stranded for almost 2 hours in Becker, MN. I don't know what motive power it had before I caught it near Union Depot i... (more)
The Empire Builder, on schedule and at track speed.
Lots of borrowed power on the CPKC today.
Creeping into Union Station in St. Paul.
A CP train crosses the Mississippi River on an old lift bridge.
