ABOARD THE EMPIRE BUILDER (Reuters) - Its passengers are mostly silver-haired retirees, oil-field workers and a few young families gazing out the windows of Amtrak's least-profitable and third-longest ...

The California Zephyr, the Empire Builder and the Sunset Limited offer multi-night rail journeys and extraordinary views of America that only a long-distance train trip can reveal. For those who love ...

After more than two decades of work, a new documentary about James J. Hill, the founder of the Great Northern Railway, will premiere online later this month. Hill, whose nickname is “Empire Builder, ” ...

The Amtrak Empire Builder train traverses dramatic landscapes across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington State. Covering the entire route in 46 hours at an ...

Train journeys are a great way to dip your toes into slow travel while also seeing landscapes you may never have laid eyes on. In a recent article, The Independent shared a surprising list of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Winter storms are impacting Amtrak service across the country, and the rail travel service has announced two Empire Builder trains will be canceled for both Tuesday and Wednesday.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amtrak had to cancel a recent trip for one of its popular train routes from Chicago to western Washington due to storm damage. The ...

Rail riders will face difficulty making their way west from Montana for the time being after Amtrak announced Monday it shut down the Empire Builder route as a possible labor strike threatens to ...

Kalmbach Publishing Company, producers of an online source for rail-related information, where you can discover model trains, toy trains, garden trains and even real trains. (Horn) The Model Railroad ...