A borrowed BNSF Warbonnet Dash 9 and three Amtrak P42s lead the eastbound Empire Builder as it heads away from the spectacular mountains of Glacier National Park at Grizzley, Montana.

Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder takes the curves through Summit, Montana, on BNSF's Marias Pass. Amtrak P42 no. 4 in Phase 4 paint, leads the train.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder (train No. 8) soars eastbound on the big bridge over Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Montana, on October 7, 1996.

The Portland section of the Empire Builder cruises westward in the morning toward its next station stop at the Columbia River Gorge town of Bingen, WA. The industrial area of The Dalles is visibl... (more)

Running two-plus hours behind schedule the westbound Empire Builder climbs BNSF's Scenic Sub, crossing the 1948 vintage Nason Creek Trestle. The air quality has been degraded by wildfires and is ... (more)

On a bright Thursday morning Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, crosses the Middle Fork of the Flathead River at Coram, Mont. The second unit is Amtrak Phase I heritage unit No. 156.

Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, crosses the infamous Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, surrounded by the stark beauty of a winter wonderland.

I've always wanted a picture of Amtrak passing through Hawley and July 4, 2012 was finally my time. A very late Empire Builder heads east for its next stop in Detroit Lakes on a very hazy and sti... (more)

Running just over 3 hours late, the eastbound Empire Builder sprints along the former Northern Pacific mainline across Minnesota.

After a quick station stop at Detroit Lakes and negotiating some slow orders due to track work, the eastbound Empire Builder is accelerating back up to track speed as it nears Frazee.

Running around 8 hours late, one of Amtrak's heritage units leads the eastbound Empire Builder over the CP crossing and into Detroit Lakes.

The cab in the lead unit was full as the Empire Builder heads for its next stop in Winona. They lost a bit of time at River Junction as the dispatcher had no choice other than to run them through... (more)

Last week my fiancée and I hired fellow RP contributor Ross Fotheringham to take some family engagement photos in a fie... (more)

The sun is starting to break through the fog bank as Amtrak #7 breaks out of the fog at Gold Bar, WA just after sunrise on 1/27/07.