The eastbound Empire Builder kicks up dust from a gravel crossing as it rushes into Grand Forks running more than 10 hours late. The delay was caused when a Breckenridge, MN, to Tacoma, WA,... (more)

An Amtrak heritage unit is second out as a massively late eastbound Empire Builder rolls into Grand Forks. The train will pull onto main 1, facing into town, before backing out and entering... (more)

Back when it looked like North Dakota may actually have a real winter, a freight unit lends a hand to a very late eastbound Empire Builder accelerating southward out of Grand Forks.

After a quick stop at the Grand Forks station, an 8.5 hour late eastbound Empire Builder rushes southward toward Fargo.

Due to a freight derailment near Kintyre, MT, the eastbound Empire Builder is running more than eight hours late as it flies around the curve west of Larimore. Hannah Junction was once the ... (more)

The golden light of a new day illuminates the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder as it speeds into Grand Forks.

Under ominous looking skies, a peeling AMTK 164 leads the seven hour late eastbound Empire Builder southward over the bridge halfway between Thompson and Reynolds.

An eight-hour late eastbound Empire Builder rolls eastward through Powell. The train was just delayed further by having to meet its westbound counterpart at Lakota, then it encountered seve... (more)

A very late eastbound Empire Builder is not making the most out of the open track ahead of it as it crawls around the curve at Lake Park.

After a quick station stop on the west side of Grand Forks, a 13+ hour late Empire Builder accelerates southward out of Grand Forks with a Heritage I Dash 9 in the lead.

An unusual mix of GE power cruises eastward through the hills west of Larimore with a thirteen hour late Empire Builder. The train was delayed due to a locomotive derailment near East Glaci... (more)

The 10 hour late Empire Builder dashes through Thompson now trying to make up for the lost time from the freight unit as well as an incident with a passenger. Next on the delay list is the ... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder finally comes into sight with some damage on the lead unit after a car-train collision. The train was seven hours late to start, and the crossing accident only ... (more)

AMTK 23 is a bit worse for wear after meeting a pickup truck near Shawnee, ND. Damage includes some scrapes down the unit's side as well as a broken ladder. Seen near Powell, its extremely late tr... (more)

It's a bad day for this conductor of the Empire Builder. His train started out 7 hours late, then met a pickup truck near Shawnee, ND. Now, the train's managed to limp to Grand Forks, and h... (more)