The Empire Builder overtakes the third in a line of four eastbounds parked on main 1 between Becker and MP 66.

The eastbound Empire Builder with part of downtown Seattle in the background.

The eastbound Empire Builder cruising through downtown Seattle.

A four hour late Empire Builder is trying to make up time as it follows Highway 10 toward its next stop in St Cloud. The tail end of a westbound manifest is visible in the distance, rolling towar... (more)

Climbing over Marias Pass, Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, passes milepost 1148 east of Summit, Montana, on June 5, 2002. Spring storms brew over the majestic mountains of Glacier Nati... (more)

After crossing over at MP 66, America's train flies down main one at Clear Lake past a dead loaded crude oil train on main two.

The Empire Builder departs after performing a pretty quick 13-minute station stop at St. Paul's Midway Station. Amtrak employees at Midway estimated to the riders waiting in the waiting ar... (more)

Due to power issues, a cascade F59 was put on the point of #8. The conductor has just thrown the switches to head through the MNNR yard and into Midway station.

As has become the norm, the Empire Builder has crossed over to main 1 out of St Cloud to pass a number of stopped eastbounds on main 2 near Becker.

The Empire Builder is running about 6 hours behind as it flies through central Minnesota behind a BNSF leader. I knew something wasn't right when I heard the whistle in the distance.

After waiting at the Hoffman signal tower for a Canadian Pacific switch job to shove back into the St. Paul yard, the eastbound Empire Builder crosses over and proceeds towards the CP River... (more)

The Empire Builder cruises through the Traill County seat of Hillsboro, a Great Northern Railway community half-way between Grand Forks and Fargo named honoring the Empire Builder himself, ... (more)

The Empire Builder arrives into the Grand Forks station past the "West Grand Forks" station sign 11 hours, 41 minutes late greeted by passengers exclaiming their relief! The train original... (more)

The Empire Builder crosses over Fresh Water Coulee slightly over six and a half miles from the Grand Forks Amtrak station over 11 hours late.

A fatal grade crossing accident involving the previous day's eastbound Empire Builder and subzero temperatures (evidenced by the exhaust condensing above the BNSF locomotive) have the BNSF's north... (more)