Leaving Fargo, we entered Minnesota and caught glimpses of farmland usually shrouded in darkness for passengers of the Empire Builder. … More
Tag: Empire Builder
Steel work
The Empire Builder train crossed the state line to North Dakota in the early evening, stopping in Williston to take … More
From the Rockies to the Big Sky
After falling asleep in the eastern part of Washington state, we travelled across the topmost portion of Idaho, crossing that … More
Pugent Sound and Cascades
On leaving Seattle the Empire Builder to Chicago travels past the Pugent Sound and through the Cascades mountains on the … More
Getting Greener
I re-boarded the Coast Starlight at midnight. Fortunately it was on time, so I didn’t need to wait too long … More
USA Rail Pass
Readers of this blog from its start may have noticed my interest in trains. In my last months in the … More
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