The eastbound Empire Builder gets ready to leave Minneapolis/St. Paul in its dust after its Minneapolis stop. But before doing so, it passes some pretty spectacular views as seen from high atop Da... (more)

The Empire Builder made up all its lost time between St. Cloud and St. Paul and made an on-time departure from the St. Paul Midway Station. On this ideal summer day passengers will get som... (more)

Amtrak P42 114 leads the Illinois Zephyr east through Earlville.

AMTK 114 pulling an impressive eight-car Pacific Surfliner consist through San Clemente. This is one of three P42DC locomotives in Pacific Surfliner service.

Westbound Zepher exits one of many tunnels on Donner Pass.

A detouring Texas Eagle pounds the diamond at Watseka.

Amtrak #302 crosses the I&M diamond at Ridgely. Hard to believe that the tower was closed over a year ago.

The Empire Builder pauses at Columbus.

The Empire Builder is right on time as it passes just below downtown St. Paul on a beautiful September morning.

The Empire Builder makes a stop at Columbus, passengers loading out of view behind the train on main #1. Today it will be a triple-spot, time in 1659, out at 1707, 3 private cars owned by the Fri... (more)

While a barge waits his turn to continue downstream Amtraks southbound Kentucky Derby special reaches Clagg Tower nearing its destination of Louisville's Union Station.

Amtraks Kentucky Derby special leads five private cars over the dam at the Falls of the Ohio as it nears Louisville's Union Station.

Amtraks Kentucky Derby special leads five private cars south over the southern Indiana countryside.Traveling on the LIRC its about twenty miles from its destination of Louisville.

Already running about 20 hours late out of Seattle some 100 miles away, the Builder finally makes it down the eastern slope of Stevens Pass. A daylight Amtrak during the winter is a rare find over... (more)

What photos from this area don't convey is the fact that there's a chocolate factory around the corner that permeates the whole neighborhood with the scent of molten chocolate.