Amtrak's Empire Builder rolls under the signal bridge at CP Morgan at the beginning of its 3 day journey to Seattle

A gentle curve welcomes the Empire Builder into Red Wing.

Amtrak Charger ALC-42 316 on a late westbound Portland Section of the Empire Builder.

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

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

The Seattle section of Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder is less than 20 minutes out of King Street Station as it runs through an S-Curve along the shores of Puget Sound at Carkeek Park Beach on a... (more)

AMTK 311 leads the eastbound Empire Builder in Minneapolis

AMTK 540 heads up the Empire Builder at King St. station as it loads passengers for its trip to Chicago via Stampede Pass to Spokane, then the former GN mainline via Glacier Park to Minneapolis be... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder slows for a station stop at Edmonds, WA.

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 westbound California Zephyr is making good time as they have already clicked off a few miles into their trip all the way across Iowa. The train just left Burlington a few minutes ago and will ... (more)

One of the newish Chargers handles the Portland section of the Empire Builder. This shot was taken from the Fremont Bridge during the annual bridge pedal event.

The Empire Builder's consist pulls out of Portland Union Station to be wyed for the return trip east