519 leads the westbound Borealis through Dakota. A first for me, as I had never shot an Amtrak dash 8 before. Unsurprisingly, people were already camped out at this spot well in advance for 2816's... (more)

A pair of Phase 7 ALC-42 Chargers leads Amtrak 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, past the former Milwaukee Road depot in Hastings, MN.

The westbound Borealis makes its Red Wing station stop. AMTK 519 is pinch hitting for a P42DC, and making its second trip in a row on the Borealis.

Just past the Minnesota Commercial yard, it is 10 minutes away from Union Depot.

AMTK 311 leads the eastbound Empire Builder in Minneapolis

F40s were the dominant power on long-distance Amtrak trains through the 1980s and early 1990s. The Empire Builder embodies the look of the era well back in 1993 as it passes through the University... (more)

With a matched set of veteran P42s leading the way, a late Empire Builder punches into the sunrise thru the curves of Lake Park.

AMTK 306 brakes Train 8, The Empire Builder, to a station stop at Red Wing, MN running about an hour late on its Seattle/Portland to Chicago schedule. In less than 5 minutes the train will be on i... (more)

The Empire Builder heads west out of Hawley with Charger blue and red leading the way. A late season winter storm gave the landscape along the Buffalo River a perfect blanket of snow overnight.

Looking worse for wear, AMTK 51 has hit a few objects over its miles.

Some of the first light of a chilly January day finds the front of a late running eastbound Empire Builder as it climbs out of the Red River valley on the former Northern Pacific mainline in weste... (more)

Delayed by ~4 hrs at Staples MN due to a traction motor fire on a freight train, the Empire Builder races towards St. Paul.

Under blue skies and a fresh snowfall, Amtrak's Empire Builder rolls east to Mpls/St. Paul.

Amtrak is changing from the Genesis to the Charger as the season changes from autumn to winter. December 1 is the first day of Meteorological Winter. As of late, pure ALC-42 or P42 consists hav... (more)

AMTK 148 leads a very late Empire Builder through Hastings.