A very late #8 shortly after departing St. Cloud, MN at 4:46pm, 11 hours and 32 minutes late.

A late Builder coming into Little Falls. #8 departed Staples at 3:32pm, 11 hours and 23 minutes late.

After crawling over a broken rail, the very late Empire Builder is back on the move with a very rare(to this area) leader. Since Amtraks fleet of P42's have been plagued with problems, they've be... (more)

Just out of Grand Forks, ND, a very late builder behind an unusual leader heads south on the Hillsboro sub. They'll encounter a sick passenger, signal problems, and a broken rail before their arr... (more)

Saint Paul wraps around the Empire Builder on a frigid -22F Minnesota morning.

With quite the consist out front, this 14 hour late Empire Builder heads south toward its next stop in Fargo, ND. A locomotive derailed in western Montana yesterday which caused the very large del... (more)

Just a little late, and just a little unusual.

Small elevators and a surviving code line add charm to the otherwise flat and unremarkable Hillsboro Subdivision between Fargo and Grand Forks. It also helps when Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder... (more)

AMTK 8 skirts the Mississippi River passing from town to town. The last one they went through was Lake City seen the top right corner.

Just a bit behind the advertised, the eastbound Empire Builder flies through one of the trademark curves south of Lake City in Maple Springs, MN.

Three units is common on the Empire Builder in the winter. Number 8 is seen running through Maple Springs with the Lake City elevator in the background.

Running a few hours late, the Empire Builder heads past a pair of Griswalds still standing on Short Line Hill with four units elephant style.

Running over six hours late, today's Empire Builder needed a little help from a BNSF companion after it ran into some power trouble out west.

Running just a tad behind this morning (about 6 hours), the Empire Builder kicks up the overnight snow as it cruises east at 79 mph through Lincoln, MN.

Close on the tail of the last Northstar train, the Empire Builder flies through Fridley as it tries to make up the two hours it lost yesterday in Montana.