Departing MSP some 18 minutes late Amtrak's Empire Builder appears to be trying to make up time as it cruises past me at East Oakland. I was able to get into position just in time. Approximately... (more)

The Empire Builder is right on time rolling through St. Paul now entering the BNSF at Hoffman.

The Empire Builder overtakes a stack train at 80mph as it dashes for St. Paul running over 4 hours late.

The Empire Builder darts along the Saint Paul skyline on a pleasant June morning.

The Arriving Empire Builder taken from the Sears Tower.

Thumbs up go out to Scott W. for getting a P42DC to smoke like an Alco. Thats talent! Amtrak 8 throttles up for a second spot, before taking off for La Crosse.

The Empire Builder left the Twin Cities right on time, but 25 miles to the southeast that is no longer the case. The dispatcher recieved a signal that the lift bridge across the Mississippi in th... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder is right on time as it works it's way past my viewpoint in Mounds Park.

The Empire Builder passes the rising Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. Raspberry Island is getting smaller by the day but likely won't be covered as they're predicting the river to crest to... (more)

The Empire Builder is right on schedule as it passes through a slow order just north of its next stop in Winona.

(Yee-haw! I've been after this photo for years!) After slipping past a stopped manifest freight on the other main, the eastbound Empire Builder hits the single tracked section across the Cu... (more)

The Empire Builder passes the swollen Mississippi River as it heads out of downtown St. Paul.

The Empire Builder is just off the advertised as it cruises east leaving Minnesota's capitol building behind.

The Empire Builder heads east through the small town of West Salem just after departing La Crosse on time.

The first train of the day for me was the Empire Builder, which is making good time after its stop at Red Wing, Mn. Judging by the look of the front of the 188, it has come into contact with a fe... (more)