The Amtrak Borealis train service began on May 21, 2024. It connects St. Paul, MN, to Chicago, IL, via Milwaukee, with 1 train each way each day. I guess the trains don't wye at STP, so they run w... (more)
Way up high over Lake Glenview, we spot a pair of Amtrak Dash 8 locomotives sandwiching three Superliners on this evening's version of the Borealis, racing past the Glenview North Metra station on... (more)
Amtrak's class Dash 8 leads the Borealis through Hastings. Due to toilet freezing difficulties with the Horizon cars, Amtrak has been forced to use Amfleet and Superliner sets for the Borealis rec... (more)
AMTK 519 leads leads the eastbound Borealis under the searchlights at Hoffman.
Amtrak 1340 glides down Main 1 along the side fence and towards St. Croix.
The Glenview, IL Amtrak station is all decorated for Christmas, with the brightly-lit trees bearing witness to the departure of Amtrak Borealis train 1340, which today has Dash 8 #517 on point.
A Phase VII P42DC leads the eastbound Borealis through Hastings.
Amtrak 196 looks sharp leading the Chicago-bound Borealis at Hastings, Minnesota while crossing the Milwaukee Road's Mississippi River lift bridge. These Phase VII paint scheme P42s were r... (more)
