If you’re interested in trading planes for trains, here’s the story of our family’s first Amtrak Empire Builder experience ...

Weather issues and frequent stops to let freight trains pass ... How to Book First Class on Amtrak’s Empire Builder You have three choices for traveling in first class on Amtrak: a roomette ...

Rugby, N.D., which since 1931 has claimed to be the “geographical center of North America,” built a 15-foot obelisk to commemorate the distinction. Janie Osborne for The New York Times Havre ...

According to Amtrak’s schedules, the Borealis is also slightly faster than the Empire Builder. The trip from St. Paul to Chicago on the Borealis takes 7 hours and 24 minutes, which is 31 minutes ...

Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day ...

Similarly, the state of Idaho has just one Amtrak stop, Sandpoint, which saw 4,751 passengers in 2023 on the Empire Builder line. The city is known for its large lake and, in the winter ...

Amtrak's Empire Builder route runs from Chicago to Seattle, with major stops in Minneapolis, Spokane, and Portland. All trains departing Tuesday from Chicago and Seattle along this route have been ...

The newest Amtrak train making stops from St. Paul to Chicago has ... “The demand has always been there,” Nelson said. The Empire Builder route connects Chicago to the Twin Cities and Seattle ...

"The number of full trains, even at mid-week on the Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago corridor, is leading Amtrak and our state partners to look at how we can add capacity." The train makes the Empire ...

is leading Amtrak and our state partners to look at how we can add capacity." The train makes the Empire Builder stops between St. Paul and Milwaukee and the Hiawatha stops between Milwaukee and ...

It will impact trips between New York’s Penn Station and Albany-Rensselaer, including Hudson Valley stops in Yonkers ... continue to face declines. Amtrak’s Empire South route, which includes ...

Several carriages from the Amtrak Empire Builder passenger service derailed at about 16:00 local time (22:00 GMT) near the town of Joplin. Images on social media show train cars on their sides and ...