Running about 10 hours late, The eastbound Empire Builder makes a rare afternoon appearance in Little Falls. I'd imagine that if on-board commentary were being given on the train, it would ... (more)
Fellow RP.net contributor Christopher Muller and I got a nice round of honks, and what looks to be a wink, from the crew of this 10 hour late Empire Builder.
The eastbound Empire Builder flies up the hill out of the river valley two hours behind schedule.
The Empire Builder is running four and a half hours late this morning. The baggage car is on the rear of the train which might have something to do with the delay.
After meeting a short grain train, the Empire Builder is quickly back up to 70mph as it heads east for Winona.
All aboard! The crowd gets ready to head east to Chicago while a handful hop off in downtown Red Wing...
Two Amtrak SDP40Fs lead westbound Amtrak #9 The Hiawatha as it snakes through the curves at Westminster on the way to a Minneapolis 6:20P arrival. On the rear is former CB&Q 360 Budd round-... (more)
Detouring east for the Twin Cities the Empire Builder passes under the shuttle loader at the Herman Market Company.
Running about seven hours late, a rare daylight photo of the Empire Builder in the Fargo-Moorhead area is made possible, seen here negotiating the S-curves eastbound in Lake Park.
Nearly 5 hours late, the sun shines on the Empire Builder. Would the negative double digit temps have anything to do with this (only -8 at this time)?
After leaving Winona MN, The Empire Builder accelerates to next stop at LaCrosse WI.