Engineer Craig Willett is at the controls of F40PH No. 357 on Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, at East Hastings, Minnesota, on November 9, 1992.

The engineer wastes no time getting the eastbound Empire Builder up to track speed after a lengthy wait at Staples. In the distance, another freight train is already on the move in the form of a ... (more)

The Empire Builder kicks up powder along the Hillsboro subdivision heading due south to its next station stop at Fargo 10 hours and 20 minutes late.

The Empire Builder running just over 10 hours takes the west leg of the wye at DL Switch transitioning from the Devils Lake subdivision to the Hillsboro subdivision. In a matter of meters ... (more)

The Empire Builder running just over 10 hours late is on approach to the Grand Forks station near the milepost 2.26 grade crossing of the Devils Lake subdivision after meeting the late west... (more)

Amtrak 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, is slowing for its station stop in Staples, Minnesota several hours off the advertised. The dispatcher informed them that they would be waiting for some we... (more)

A late-running Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, cruises through Grizzly, Montana, on December 23, 1998. The train is leaving the snow-covered Rocky Mountains of Glacier National Park behind on th... (more)

The Empire Builder travels along the edge of downtown St. Paul below in the Mississippi River Valley with promising weather for passengers to enjoy the scenic views along the Mississippi Ri... (more)

It is only a matter of time before this scene wont be possible as Amtrak is discontinuing their station stop at St. Paul & Minneapolis at the current Midway Station. The renovation of the St. Pau... (more)

The Empire Builder heads through the Northtown yard in northern Minneapolis within the last mile of the Staples subdivision making a pretty late appearance in town around 1:30PM, when by th... (more)

Two EMD F40PHs lead Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, across the celebrated Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, surrounded by a clear, cool winter wonderland in Glacier National Park.

The Empire Builder passes under Dayton's Bluff bound for the stations along the Mississippi River en route to Chicago. Passengers riding the Empire Builder woke up to surprising sun... (more)

Just your local neighborhood Empire Builder... Amtrak train #8, the Empire Builder travels through the West Seventh neighborhood in St. Paul after completing its longer service sta... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder accelerates through Fall River, Wisconsin led by two of Amtrak's finest and even a bit dirty locomotives. The train is a minute or so away from the next station... (more)

Amtrak’s Empire Builder approaches the summit of Marias Pass east of Bison, Montana, on October 9, 1996. Morning sun glints brightly off the sides of stainless steel Superliner cars as the train... (more)