The Empire Builder leaves downtown St. Paul departing Union Depot 48 minutes late bound for Red Wing amongst other destinations along the Mississippi River, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

A rare visitor as AMTK P32-8BWH #503 and AMTK P42DC #93 provide power to Amtrak Empire Builder Train #8 as it pulls in for it's station stop at Red Wing, MN. Photo taken 4/18/15 near MP 370.69 on... (more)

A rare visitor as AMTK P32-8BWH #503 and AMTK P42DC #93 provide power to Amtrak Empire Builder Train #8 while it sits at the station for it's station stop at Red Wing, MN. Photo taken 4/18/15 near... (more)

The dash 8 leading the Empire Builder was a total surprise as it rounded the wye at Merriam Park and took the switch over Prior Avenue and past the "Merriam Park" station sign. I was expect... (more)

In the morning sun, a late Empire Builder skirts the shores of the Mississippi River along the bluffs. They will try to make up the time between St. Paul and Milwaukee. It's warm today, but the ic... (more)

The Empire Builder approaches the edge of the University of Minnesota through the Dinkytown neighborhood bound for St. Paul Union Depot, 1 hour 12 minutes late. The second locomotive was p... (more)

The Chicago bound Empire Builder highballs through Camp Douglas, WI.

The Empire Builder takes a series of switches through St. Anthony Junction into the Minnesota Commercial A Yard. It's a cold February day here in Minnesota! -9F with a much colder windchil... (more)

Shores of Lake Minnetonka: The 3rd Amtrak #8 re-route in a row on the BNSF Wayzata Sub brings the Empire Builder along the shores of Lake Minnetonka in Downtown Wayzata.

Running about two hours late at this point, Amtrak Empire builder number 8 is seen pulling into Winona, MN for a quick station stop.

The Empire Builder starts its decent down Short Line Hill which extends from Merriam Park to Chestnut Street along the former Milwaukee Road right-of-way through St. Paul.

The Empire Builder is just shy of five hours late as it comes through Minneapolis Junction passing the Friends of 261 shop in the middle of the wye in Minneapolis' Beltrami neighborhood. A... (more)

For the third time this week, Amtrak's Empire Builder detours through Willmar between Fargo and St Paul. A large derailment near Wadena has BNSF shuffling traffic through Minnesota, inclulding th... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder makes a rare appearance on its original GN routing between Fargo and Minneapolis due to a derailment near Wadena, MN. After picking up a new pilot crew for the Wayzat... (more)

It just so happened that today's eastbound builder was the next train behind a 93 car manifest that derailed and blocked both main tracks in central Minnesota. With most of the passengers moved t... (more)