Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder, has 2 Siemens Chargers, #'s 308 and 310 as it's only power this day as it crosses the Mississippi River and rolls into La Crosse, Wisconsin. Not only that,... (more)

The westbound Empire Builder flies west out of Petersburg, ND just as the sunrise breaks.

Normally arriving at Sandpoint, Idaho, at 2:20 a.m., Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder scurries through Algoma approaching Sandpoint a bit off the advertised at 10:10 a.m. on February 2, 2023. A... (more)

ALC-42 Charger #308 leads Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder, into La Crosse, Wisconsin. #308 and Charger #310 are the sole power for today’s #8. Most of the train is still on that large dr... (more)

The eastbound Empire Builder soars over the Middle Fork of the Flathead River and Java Creek on the large bridge east of Essex as it climbs through the Rockies on a pristine summer morning.

Amtrak's Seattle, WA-Chicago, IL "Empire Builder" makes a station stop and crew change at Shelby, MT.

Amtrak's Seattle, WA-Chicago, IL "Empire Builder" glides downhill into Shelby, MT.

Amtrak's Seattle, WA-Chicago, IL "Empire Builder" gathers speed after departing from a station stop/crew change at Shelby, MT.

Amtrak #7, The Empire Builder, departs Essex, MT after a brief stop at the platform.

The Empire Builder slows for its station stop at Essex, MT on a gloomy morning in the Rocky Mountains.

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)

Amtrak's Empire Builder pulls into Wenatchee. In the background stands the 1920s Cascadian Fruit storage building. This warehouse was one of the first of its kind to employ refrigeration and was u... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder departs out of the downtown Milwaukee Amtrak station. A Next-Gen ALC-42 leads Amtrak 144, a P42DC which was built in February 2002.

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

Hudson sizes up his shot of the westbound Empire Builder as is quickly heads north for its next stop at Grand Forks. This bridge over the Elm River is always a fun spot to catch early morning trai... (more)