Surrounded by a winter wonderland on the southern border of Glacier National Park, Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder has just summited Marias Pass and approaches Bison, Montana, on a snowy March... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder from Seattle rolls through the junction with Metra's Fox Lake Line at Rondout, just 30 miles from an on-time arrival in Chicago.

Builder at Bison
Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder crosses the big fill just east of Bison, Montana, during a snowy crossing of Marias Pass on December 21, 1998. Three GE P40DC “Gen... (more)

Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder passes over Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, on February 28, 1997. Powering No. 8 is GE P40DC No. 813 and two older EMD F40PHs, Nos. 374 and 326.

A CP crew watches the eastbound Empire Builder as it rolls through the interlocking at Redrock about 3.5 hours late on a gorgeous October morning.

America's train cruises through the bright golden Minnesota prairie as it tries to make up time lost the day before in Washington state.

On a frigid New Year's Eve night, a former-BN Executive SD70MAC leads the Empire Builder into Glenview, IL.

The sun glints off the sides of the eastbound Empire Builder at Java West, located about 3-1/2 miles east of Essex. Although just a large barren spot in the summer, once the snow falls, this area ... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder crosses Coram Bridge as it approaches Glacier National Park.

The eastbound Empire Builder, Amtrak 8, crosses the Middle Fork of the Flathead River at Java East.

The eastbound Empire Builder crosses Two Medicine Trestle at East Glacier.

With the shadows growing shorter as the sun rises above the surrounding mountains, Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder to Chicago rolls through Essex 13 minutes behind schedule. GE P40DC #816 and a ... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder departs Milwaukee, passing under the old Milwaukee cantilever at KK bridge.

The eastbound Empire Builder has just passed Division Street on the morning of June 10, 2016, in a view from Dayton’s Bluff that features the Mississippi River and downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, ... (more)

Amtrak 289 leads train #8, The Empire Builder, out of Milwaukee, WI in November of 1987. The old Milwaukee Solvay Coke facility is behind the train and the last remnants of the CNW mainline betwee... (more)