Eastbound Empire Builder.
Eastbound Empire Builder departs Browning after a station stop while a westbound mainfest heads towards Marias Pass in the distance.
Snow as high as an elephant's ear, or something like that! The most snow in more than 30 years and the passengers of the westbound Empire Builder are getting a close up view. The excavator is on... (more)
It's often tough to get good pix while on a family vacation, but the Izaak Walton Inn perhaps offers an exception. Here between Red Bus tours and lake boat rides I found time for a morning trip o... (more)
Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder is on the advertised as it threads its way through the rocky north bank of the Columbia River.
Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder works to make up 45 minutes as it greets the morning at track speed of 70mph.
Underground at Chicago Union Station, looking out of the Empire Builder's Portland sleeper. Visible through the door is a Metra commuter train.
This was from a trip in '99. I rented a 4X4 but ended up "settling" for a convertable Mustang w/out chains. Virtual white out conditions, icy roads, and worse, no trains - thank goodness sake fo... (more)
2 AMTK P42DCs lead the Portland section of the Empire Builder through the Columbia Rive Gorge. That's 11245 foot Mt Hood in the background. The Empire Builder is almost right on time and the sche... (more)
Amtrak #7 crosses over to Main 2 at Raymore. Main 2 is CWR and provides a smoother ride that the jointed rail on Main 1. The CP is in the process of replacing the jointed rail, so this will no l... (more)
Loading at Whitefish in the early morning
Eastbound Empire Builder ascends Marias Pass while the "locals" seem oblivious.
The Empire Builder headed East
More from Glacier National Park! Something about that telephone line makes it look cooler...
Look at those mountians...