Departing East Glacier, the Empire Builder burrows deeper into the Rockies. In the lounge car, passengers are craning their necks for better looks at the snow-capped peaks on either side...
Part of the fascination of train travel comes from the occasional visual snapshot of something that’s unusual or bizarre or seemingly out of place. For example, we have just passed...
During the night, the Empire Builder angles across Minnesota, crosses into North Dakota for a wee-hours stop in Fargo, then swings due west. When I awaken, we’ve just left Devil’s...
The Metropolitan Lounge in Chicago’s Union Station is reserved for Amtrak’s sleeping car passengers and that’s where I’m waiting to board my connecting train to Seattle, the Empire Builder. That’s...