It looks like today’s westbound Empire Builder was involved in a fatal car collision a little outside Milwaukee. Just saw on the news. Car went around gates and was struck broadside.Happened in Brookfield, WI.
https://www.wisn.com/article/car-vs-amtrak-train-in-village-of-brookfield/26397750
I had a voucher for an interrupted Empire Builder trip a couple of years ago. It had a one year expiration date and close to the expiration I went to my local staffed station and the attendant simply re-issued it with another year expiration date. I'm not sure if this is common, but worth a shot.
In September, 2012 I was on an empire Builder train that got delayed by a freight derailment in Montana resulting in a bustitution from Spokane to Seattle. I sent Amtrak an email expressing my disappointment (I got my wife on a train finally and did not want the experience to scare her off). I...
I'm current on the #5 so I've been providing updates. Our sleeper attendant said today they were told it would be at least 2 months until the old route is repaired and opened. The Wyoming detour will continue.
I'm on the #5 and I can tell you we went nowhere near GSC!!! It is cool riding such a historic route as this detour. I've also never seen so many freight trains as I have on this detour!
We are currently westbound on train 5 and I can confirm there are no smoke stops between Denver and Salt Lake City. I'm not a smoker, but if you are that's about 13 hours between breaks. The scenery in Wyoming is more plains, but there are a lot of antelope! Still better than the bus bridge. We...
We are currently westbound on train 5 and I can confirm there are no smoke stops between Denver and Salt Lake City. I'm not a smoker, but if you are that's about 13 hours between breaks. The scenery in Wyoming is more plains, but there are a lot of antelope! Still better than the bus bridge. We...
We are on the 5 currently at the Denver station. We are the first train to use the Wyoming detour today so I am excited about that as I've been through the normal route several times. They are bussing anyone who's destinations are between Denver and Salt Lake City. For anyone going between grand...
We are on the 5 currently at the Denver station. We are the first train to use the Wyoming detour today so I am excited about that as I've been through the normal route several times. They are bussing anyone who's destinations are between Denver and Salt Lake City. For anyone going between grand...
At the metropolitan lounge in Chicago. Taking the zephyr today. They're saying today's zephyr will be taking the Wyoming detour route. No more bus bridge.
At the metropolitan lounge in Chicago. Taking the zephyr today. They're saying today's zephyr will be taking the Wyoming detour route. No more bus bridge.