The Empire Builder is running a little over an hour late this morning.
Amtrak's EMPIRE BUILDER crosses over at Rondout having run around a northbound freight. The headlight of the freight is in the distance. I stopped while on my way to the annual Center for Rail Pho... (more)
Gaining speed after passing through Minnesota Commercial's yard.
Newer make up hides this Amtrak unit's age.
355 and 365 depart Seattle to the south with the eastbound Empire Builder, due to a bridge being burnt out north of Seattle.
Amtrak 7 sits in the Cascades in the hamlet of Wenatchee, WA, with the Seattle section of the Empire Builder
Amtrak 8 pauses at Whitefish for a fresh air stop.
A 4 hour late Empire Builder preparing to pull from Miniot.
An ALC-42 highballs the Chicago bound Empire Builder through Wadsworth, IL.
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.
Waiting on equipment from train 28 at Spokane earlier in its journey, today's #8 is over 7 hours late. Despite the cold weather running with 3 units, the ground is bare of snow on this balmy 50 d... (more)
The Empire Builder, on schedule and at track speed.
Creeping into Union Station in St. Paul.
Fall colors and shopping cart at milepost 416.
Three hours late allowed a sun lit shot in this valley of trees.
