On May 1st, 1971, Amtrak’s first westbound Empire Builder flies through Duplainville, Wisconsin with a quartet of BN F units. This is the same train featured in Pentrex’s Empire Builders to Milwaukee DVD. Original Slide. C.W. Richards Photo. Sam Foster Collection.
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The Empire Builder crosses the state on its way to St. Paul, Seattle and Portland. The Hiawatha Corridor between Milwaukee and Chicago is one of Amtrak's busiest routes.