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My theory is he was on his phone or texting. Don

Surprised this is not already posted here. Yesterday the Empire Builder west bound was struck by a water truck outside Minot ND. I was on the train and we finally got into Seattle today 4 hrs late. The article below does not mention that the second engine was put out of commission along with...

My wife and I will be taking the Empire Builder round trip from Chicago to Seattle next month. We're using Amtrak as transportation for our Alaskan Cruise. Are there any stations along the route that would give good opportunities to take some photos? I wouldn't mind even if they're short...

How did people exist before there were Cellphones,Computers and Hairdryers? They enjoyed the view with messy hair.

My father in law took a picture of Carol Barnett and Garry Moore getting of a train in Chicago back in the late 50's or early 60's. They posed for the photo standing on the steps. He was a photographer for the Burlington at the time. My wife still has the photo.

Yes we definitely booked a bedroom for both directions. We live in Florida and will be driving to ILL to visit relatives before boarding Amtrak in Chicago. So between car, train & ship, we will be traveling from Florida to Alaska without flying. My kind of vacation. Don

Thanks to all for your feedback and information. I decided to change our tickets and will arrive in Seattle two days early. My family knows that if there's a 1 in a million chance something will go wrong, it will happen to me. An extra day in Seattle will be fine but they can expect a lot of...

Thanks for the advice. I know Amtrak has a cruise package with NCL (who we're sailing on). Their package actually arrives in Seattle two days before the cruise. That's one of the reasons I'm second guessing my current reservations. I'm booking my rail and sail separately for a number of...

We're currently booked on the Empire Builder out of Chicago arriving in Seattle in August. We're arriving one day before we board a ship for a cruise. Seeing that Amtrak is not known for their prompt arrivals, is a one day buffer enough between arriving at 10:00 am on Saturday for a 2:00 pm...