Amtrak Empire Builder #7 arrived at Edmonds about 10 minutes late. A relief crew climbed onboard on AMTK 91. AMTK 91 was overhauled with a "bolt-on-nose" installed on the front of the locomotive.

As car attendants monitor last-minute boarding, the eastbound Empire Builder prepares to resume its journey, some three hours off the advertised. A green GP39 resting in the yard preserves some o... (more)

The Empire Builder coming off the BNSF from Park Junction.

The southbound Empire Builder rolls past a BNSF hirail at Seattle's Golden Gardens Park.

#7 the westbound Empire Builder has an extra coach to handle the increased passenger traffic and is ready for an on-time departure.

The Empire Builder, #7 highballs the CN crossing at M.P. 102 on the CP Watertown Sub.

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 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.

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 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.

The Milwaukee station is a busy place on this snowy and blustery December day as Amtrak train #7, the westbound Empire Builder, makes an on-time stop in Milwaukee. The train left Chicago wi... (more)

On Independence Day 2007, Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder, makes a late stop at Staples while a coal train bound for Superior waits for the Amtrak to get underway so they can cross over to... (more)

#7, Amtraks Empire Builder heads west through Wauwatosa, WI

The Empire Builder is right on time as it skirts along the Mississippi River for it's next stop in Winona.