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  1. Delayed Empire Builder

    Delayed Empire Builder

    Running about four hours late, the Portland section of the Empire Builder crosses Hamilton Creek in North Bonneville, Washington. Amtrak train 27 is about 47 miles from Portland Union Station, where it will terminate.
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  2. Tardy Builder

    Tardy Builder

    Running seven hours late, the Portland section of the Empire Builder highballs North Bonneville, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge.
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  3. Tardy Heritage

    Tardy Heritage

    Nearly six hours late, the westbound Empire Builder arrives at Wishram, Washington. Odds are 50/50 it will reach its destination at Union Station in Portland by sunset.
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    • Category: Western United States
  4. Columbia River Gorge

    Columbia River Gorge

    Amtrak's Empire Builder, the Portland, OR, section, races along the Columbia River on the Washington side of the river in late July of 2022. On the BNSF tracks, the train only a short time earlier departed Pasco, Washington. It was photographed from high atop a hill on the Oregon side of the river.
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  5. Columbia River Gorge

    Columbia River Gorge

    Amtrak's Empire Builder, the Portland, OR, section, races along the Columbia River on the Washington side of the river in late July of 2022. On the BNSF tracks, the train only a short time earlier departed Pasco, Washington. It was photographed from high atop a hill on the Oregon side of the river.
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  6. Empire Builder

    Empire Builder

    Arriving in Wishram, WA
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    Deadhead Amtrak 7 and Dead Garbage Train

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    BNSF 5233 Pulls Amtrak 7 into Seattle

    It's not every day you see an Amtrak train being pulled by a freight engine. Amtrak 7, the Empire Builder is being pulled into Seattle by BNSF 5233 on February 26, 2017.
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    Rail Activity at Seattle's North Portal 2-12-2017

    Service disruptions between Seattle and Everett, WA due to mudslides and fallen trees prevented the Empire Builder and Cascades from providing scheduled service for a day or so. Yesterday things were back to normal.
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    Amtrak Empire Builder in Skykomish, WA

    Running five hours late, the Amtrak Empire Builder proceeds WB past the fuselage train in Skykomish, WA on October 9, 2016.
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    Five Private Cars on the Empire Builder in Seattle!

    Sometimes you just get lucky.
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    Amtrak Empire Builders Coming and Going in Seattle.

    https://youtu.be/QDc5BSvHI3o
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    North Portal, Seattle. BNSF, Cascades, Empire Builder, and Gossip! 4K

    Coal train, power move, Cascades, Empire Builder, and a little local train gossip.
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    Empire Builder, Two Cascades, and a Vehicle Train

    Just another wonderful weekend in Washington!



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