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Around the U.S. By Train – Part 14

ByJim Loomis 08/10/200809/06/2014

The Empire Builder is in the Wenatchee Valley when I awaken in the morning. It’s still early, but the sun is just up and casting a yellow-orange glow over apple trees … many, many thousands of apple trees! When you buy apples in your local supermarket, chances are this is where they came from. In…

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My Favorite Train Ride: The Empire Builder

ByJim Loomis 04/21/200811/01/2014

If I had to make a choice among Amtrak’s long-distance trains, it would be the Empire Builder, which operates daily between Chicago and either Seattle, Washington, or Portland, Oregon. I’ve probably taken this two-night trip eight or nine times, maybe more. I like it a lot because the scenery is so varied. Out of Chicago,…