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We spent 2 nights in an Amtrak Superliner Roomette from Chicago to Seattle on the Empire Builder train. In this video, we ...
Spokane and other cities and towns along the route of the Empire Builder receive the worst Amtrak rail service in the country, with the one exception of a wacky mash-up of trains hitchhiking ...
Word spread fast among train fans that a refurbished Empire Builder would hit the rails. When it debuted in August, Amtrak said the passenger liner’s run from Chicago to Portland and Seattle … ...
Westbound passengers on Amtrak's Empire Builder take in the sights of Glacier National Park as the train makes its way between East Glacier and West Glacier recently.
News As Amtrak restarts regular ‘Empire Builder’ service, first train to Spokane stirs hope of a post-pandemic normal Tue., May 25, 2021 Elisabeth and John Muhlenberg on the Empire Builder.
Passengers traveling on Amtrak's Empire Builder next month will find the popular long-distance train has undergone an extreme makeover.
Janie Osborne for The New York Times Exploring Small Towns Along Amtrak’s Empire Builder Route Dirk Wierenga/Shutterstock Rugby, North Dakota ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened the public docket on its investigation into the Sept. 25, 2021, derailment of Amtrak’s Empire Builder train 7/27 near Joplin, Mont. The ...
PAUL, Minn. – Amtrak is canceling several long-distance trips because rail workers who maintain the routes may strike soon. One of those routes, the Empire Builder, passes through St. Paul.
A blizzard in the Great Plains, combined with a disabled freight train east of Glacier National Park in Montana, prompted Amtrak to cancel the Empire Builder from Seattle, Edmonds and Everett.
Considering a cross-country train adventure? Discover the pros and cons of riding Amtrak’s Empire Builder in a sleeper car.
Severe weather prompted Amtrak to cancel the Empire Builder route between Minneapolis St. Paul and Seattle/Portland on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29.