Eastbound Empire Builder
Another Great Northern inspired paint scheme.
9. Highway 2 cement mile post mark mile #110 as I see another east bound train heading away from the Rocky Mountains.
10. The western landscape is the home of grain elevators that tower above the plains and mark the right-away of the railroads. No matter how flat the plains look to the eye, a long train can tell... (more)
11. James J. Hill stands in front of BNSF's Havre yard office building making sure no one scratches any of the vehicles in his lot.
12. Many of the trackside grain elevators have their own power on hand but they don't always look this sharp and match the structures.
The Empire Builder getting its windshield washed. Note the two "Blue Flags," metal signs saying "STOP". Two "trades" have marked the train as not to be moved. Only those trades can take down their... (more)
4449 arrives in Havre Montana.
3 motors back onto a westbound Z train after picking up an extra motor for the mountains ahead
Fisheye view of the frozen connections between Superliners on the Empire Builder.
The Empire Builder stops alongside enshrined GN 2584 a few days before Christmas.
Parked
Service Stop for the Empire Builder at Havre.
The Empire Builder is stopped for refueling and a windshield wiper change. This extended station stop allows the passengers to get out and stretch their legs.
The Westbound Empire Builder makes a short station stop in Havre.
