When it rains it pours. Already being late, the eastbound Empire Builder 8 was fitted with a dash 9 as is sometimes necessary due to winter conditions or faulty equipment on Amtrak's end. For some... (more)
Heritage paint leads the EMPIRE BUILDER east through Wadsworth.
Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, is east of Red Eagle near Pinnacle, Montana, amid the autumn color of Glacier National Park country on a damp October 6, 1997.
Number 8 crosses over to main track one, through the plant at Wadsworth.
Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, slams through the snow drifts by the Brookfield depot in a Wisconsin blizzard on February 12, 1994.
Running 10 hours behind schedule (it did leave Seattle 6 hours late), the Empire Builder is flying through the central Minnesota snow on a chilly Christmas Eve.
Several hour late Empire Builder charges through Dakato, MN on Sept 9th.
Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder passes Saint Paul Union Depot without stopping. Burlington Northern's Afternoon Zephyr was the last train to use the station on April 30, 1971, but new life is co... (more)
On the incredibly pleasant autumn day of October 9, 1996, Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder crosses famous Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana. Leading No. 8 this day are EMD F40PHs Nos... (more)
Highball, Duplainville! Amtrak No. 8, the Empire Builder, cruises by Duplainville Tower in July 1984, with Milwaukee Road Skytop Cedar Rapids carrying the markers. The tower stood guard... (more)
A borrowed BNSF Warbonnet Dash 9 and three Amtrak P42s lead the eastbound Empire Builder as it heads away from the spectacular mountains of Glacier National Park at Grizzley, Montana.
Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder takes the curves through Summit, Montana, on BNSF's Marias Pass. Amtrak P42 no. 4 in Phase 4 paint, leads the train.
Amtrak’s Empire Builder (train No. 8) soars eastbound on the big bridge over Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Montana, on October 7, 1996.
Passengers of the eastbound Empire Builder enjoy the fall colors of John Latsch State Park.
Amtrak 204 with the eastbound Empire Builder meets Amtrak 129 with the northbound Hiawatha at Maple Street.