Barn Bluff offers a good view of Red Wing and the eastbound Empire Builder pulling into the station.

On a bright Thursday morning Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, crosses the Middle Fork of the Flathead River at Coram, Mont. The second unit is Amtrak Phase I heritage unit No. 156.

Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, crosses the infamous Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, surrounded by the stark beauty of a winter wonderland.

Happy Birthday Mom! Since our birthdays are only a couple days apart, my parents and I decided to spend the day shopping in St. Cloud. However, seeing Amtrak was delayed, and had an unusual leade... (more)

I've always wanted a picture of Amtrak passing through Hawley and July 4, 2012 was finally my time. A very late Empire Builder heads east for its next stop in Detroit Lakes on a very hazy and sti... (more)

Running just over 3 hours late, the eastbound Empire Builder sprints along the former Northern Pacific mainline across Minnesota.

After a quick station stop at Detroit Lakes and negotiating some slow orders due to track work, the eastbound Empire Builder is accelerating back up to track speed as it nears Frazee.

Running 8 hours and 16 minutes late out of their Glenview, IL. station stop, Amtrak #8 dashes through the Control Point at Morton Grove, IL. and out of the darkness, hell bent for Chicago's Union ... (more)

Running around 8 hours late, one of Amtrak's heritage units leads the eastbound Empire Builder over the CP crossing and into Detroit Lakes.

The Empire Builder led by #824, GE P40DC, curves around the yard tracks in the Canadian Pacific St. Paul Yard at milepost 407...the number of miles left to its termination at Chicago.

Three of Amtrak's finest lead the Empire Builder over Interstate 35E and Osceola Avenue on the Merriam Park Subdivision in St. Paul, Minnesota led by GE P40DC #824.

The Empire Builder temporarily follows the Ayd Mill Road as it rounds one of the many curves along the Merriam Park subdivision between MSP Midway Station and downtown St. Paul.

Only a few mintues out of MSP Midway Station, the Empire Builder cruises towards downtown St. Paul along the Ayd Mill Road.

An "on-time" performing Empire Builder passes through the milepost 402.8 defect detector through Newport, Minnesota en route to Red Wing.