The Empire Builder takes the switch onto the track through Saint Paul Park, towards Grey Cloud Island, and on towards Hastings and the Mississippi River lift bridge. This is the more sceni... (more)
The Empire Builder starts down the River subdivision passing through the East Oakland control point after making a stop at the St. Paul Union Depot, the new home of Amtrak operations in the... (more)
With a parishioner undergoing back surgery in St Cloud later in the morning, I was happy to get up early and see a few trains before heading to the hospital. I was even happier when I saw an alre... (more)
A very late (what else is new) Empire Builder is flying east for St Cloud trying to make up time lost overnight in North Dakota. The lone superliner ahead of the baggage car is heading to Chicago ... (more)
The Penn Central heritage unit is holding a long string of crude loads on top of the hill as some Amtrak heritage flies by with the eastbound Empire Builder.