Amtrak's Empire Builder over 5 hours late with the private car Montana on the rear with the Glischinski 50th birthday party.
Amtrak's Empire Builder crosses the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River departing Minneapolis. The bridge is now part of a hiking/biking trail.
Eastbound Empire Builder ascends Marias Pass near "Goat Lick" east of Essex.
Eastbound Empire Builder ascends Marias Pass while the "locals" seem oblivious.
The Empire Builder headed East
The Empire Builder glows in the creamy light of a sunset as it crests Marias Pass. All the passengers are enjoying the view in the the comfort of the train as I get attacked by a swarm of bugs.
Four trespassers were inside the CP Tunnel at Tunnel City, WI when Amtrak #8 passed through. The train stopped while an Amtrak official went back through the tunnel to check on the 1 adult and 3 ... (more)
More from Glacier National Park! Something about that telephone line makes it look cooler...
The Empire Builder is in its home turf of Marias Pass with the beautiful mountians of Glacier National Park in the background.
Look at those mountians...
Amtraks Empire Builder is in its home turf in Glacier National Park.
Running about seven hours late, a rare daylight photo of the Empire Builder in the Fargo-Moorhead area is made possible, seen here negotiating the S-curves eastbound in Lake Park.
Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder waits for a BNSF unit grain train to clear the switch at Summit Siding before proceeding.
Amtrak Empire Builder heads south along the Mississippi on its way to Milwaukee. The capital city of Saint Paul can be seen in the right of the photo.