After crossing the Continental Divide over Marias Pass, the Eastbound Empire Builder crosses the Two Medicine River Bridge just outside East Glacier and is about to cross the vast Montana plains.
Empire Builder #8 hustles through Rondout, passing under the Milwaukee Road signal bridge that's still complete with MILW searchlights. Rondout Tower also stands in the background.
The eastbound Empire Builder tops the continental divide and Marias Pass at Summit on their way East over the High Line
Amtrak train number 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, is running over 5 hours late as it hustles through a fall snowstorm in central Minnesota. They're just east of New York Mills and doing their b... (more)
The eastbound train 8 (Empire Builder) heads towards Bison on a nice clear day in Montana.
The 5+ hour late Empire Builder is seen rolling through eastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River on its way to Chicago Union Station. The fall colors are starting to show up in this area on a... (more)
Amtrak #8 the eastbound Empire Builder climbs Marias Pass on a hazy Saturday morning.
A trio of Amtrak GE P40DCs lead the eastbound Empire Builder through Grizzly, Montana, after a morning clamber over Marias Pass on December 22, 1998.
Running on-time, the SB Empire Builder passes a NB Canadian Pacific freight just north of Franksville in rural Racine County.
The EB Empire Builder stops at Sturtevant for passengers during the reduced schedule in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor. The Empire Builder also stops at the Milwaukee Airport.
A BNSF unit leads the Empire Builder during its temporary station stop to pick-up corridor passengers at Sturtevant.
Amtrak’s eastbound Empire Builder passes the small BNSF yard and Izaak Walton Inn at Essex, Montana. It’s October 10, 2018, and autumn has arrived as the tamaracks begin to change to gold in t... (more)
Inbound to Chicago, Empire Builder #8 features a "double heritage" moment today as Phase I 156 and Phase IV 184 roll past Rondout Tower.