A winter edition of the Empire Builder glides along the Merriam Park subdivision, late, but looking good among the white snow and blue sky!

Just minutes after a perfect winter sunrise, Amtrak's Empire Builder flies under an old wooden bridge east of Hawley with an unusual consist today. Of note is the second locomotive, AMTK 42, paint... (more)

Amtrak 16 leads the eastbound Empire Builder through KK Bridge.

Amtrak 8, the Empire Builder passes by CP 484 and heads through KK Bridge in Milwaukee

The Empire Builder stops momentarily at the entrance to the Minnesota Commercial A Yard at St. Anthony Junction, where the conductor is required to line the switches at this location and po... (more)

The Empire Builder creeps into the Minnesota Commercial A Yard at sunrise, just as the sun lifts over the horizon.

The Empire Builder heads past the Space Needle in the background. All of the police presence and barricades are due to Hemp Festival taking place in the nearby park.

The Empire Builder heads past the Space Needle in the background of this scenic downtown setting. All of the police presence and barricades are due to Hemp Festival taking place in the nearby par... (more)

The Empire Builder makes its way east heading into the scenic countryside after departing Everett.

The Empire Builder travels high above scenic Nason Creek through the Cascade mountains as it heads toward its next stop in Leavenworth.

My previous visit to Marias Pass five years ago did not include a shot here, so I made it a point to add my name to the long list of railfans with a picture of the eastbound Empire Builder on the ... (more)

On a spectacular late summer day, the eastbound Empire Builder is nearly to the summit of Marias Pass. Without John F Stevens' discovery of this legendary crossing of the divide, the privately fi... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder leaving Seattle on time for the cross-country trip to Chicago.

Amtrak's Empire Builder flies over the Elm River north of Grandin, ND on a sticky June morning. After a strong spring and early summer regarding on time performance for the Builder, today's train ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder has just departed St Paul Union Depot and is on its way to the next station stop in Red Wing MN.