Lonestar Trip Reports on MSN

46 hours, 2,257 miles: Riding Amtrak's Empire Builder from Chicago to Portland

Amtrak's Empire Builder covers 2,257 miles and eight states on a 46-hour run from Chicago to Portland, and a sleeper roomette ...
Grand Forks Herald

Amtrak restores Empire Builder service across North Dakota, Minnesota

Amtrak's Empire Builder passenger train will return to full service across North Dakota and Minnesota early next week. Starting with the eastbound departures of Train 8 from Seattle and Train 28 from ...
Through My Lens on MSN

46 hours from Seattle to Chicago on Amtrak's Empire Builder train

I took the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago, a trip that covers more than two thousand miles and takes close to forty six hours. This route crosses mountains, plains, river valleys, and some of ...
Grand Forks Herald

Amtrak's Empire Builder to resume regular routes, schedule

Amtrak ’s Empire Builder will resume regular passenger rail service routes and schedules between Chicago and Seattle, including North Dakota, in early January. As part of the service resumption, set ...
Railway Age

Amtrak Cancellations: More Than Just ‘Weather’

Three Siemens Mobility-built ALC-42s led Train No. 7, the Empire Builder, into Spokane, Wash., nearly six hours late on Dec. 19, 2022. The diesel-electric locomotives broke down multiple times during ...