In August 2025, my wife and I planned a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit family and friends. While we frequently travel by air and rental car, and have taken shorter train trips in the U.S. and ...

The Amtrak Empire Builder train traverses dramatic landscapes across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington State. Covering the entire route in 46 hours at an ...

The long-distance train route from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest passes city skylines, national parks, lakes, small towns, ...

SEATTLE — Amtrak is restructuring operations on the Empire Builder, the rail route connecting the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, by shifting onboard staffing responsibilities from Seattle to ...

Amtrak's Seattle-based crew members on its long haul Empire Builder route are in limbo after finding out on board staffing will shift to Chicago.

I've always been a fan of trains. As a child, my favorite book was "The Little Engine that Could," and I've seen the Hitchcock classic "North by Northwest" at least a half dozen times. So, when I saw ...