| EMPIRE BUILDER |
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Chicago, IL -
Seattle, WA (2205 miles / 3548km) Chicago, IL - Portland, OR (2255 miles / 3628 km) |
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Train Data: |
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Route |
Chicago, IL - Seattle, WA |
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Distance |
2205
miles (Chicago
- Seattle) |
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Operation |
Daily |
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Time |
45h
10m
(Chicago
- Seattle) |
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Train Set |
Superliner |
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Cars |
Sleeper, Coach, Dinner, Sightseer Lounge |
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Station Information: |
| Stops | State | Time | Distance |
Elevation |
Notes |
| IL | CT |
0 mi |
182 m |
METRA |
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| IL | CT |
17 mi |
198 m |
METRA |
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| WI | CT |
63 mi |
222 m |
Not stop. |
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| WI | CT |
78 mi |
179 m |
Not stop. |
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| WI | CT |
85 mi |
179 m |
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| WI | CT |
150 mi |
259 m |
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| WI | CT |
178 mi |
244 m |
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| WI | CT |
195 mi |
274 m |
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| WI | CT |
240 mi |
296 m |
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| WI | CT |
281 mi |
198 m |
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| MN | CT |
308 mi |
200 m |
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| MN | CT |
371 mi |
225 m |
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| MN | CT |
418 mi |
265 m |
Minneapolis |
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| MN | CT |
486 mi |
313 m |
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| MN | CT |
552 mi |
389 m |
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| MN | CT |
614 mi |
416 m |
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| ND | CT |
662 mi |
274 m |
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| ND | CT |
737 mi |
254 m |
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| ND | CT |
822 mi |
450 m |
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| ND | CT |
879 mi |
472 m |
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| ND | CT |
940 mi |
474 m |
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| ND | CT |
994 mi |
686 m |
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| ND | CT |
1061 mi |
574 m |
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| MT | MT |
1168 mi |
610 m |
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| MT | MT |
1217 mi |
637 m |
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| MT | MT |
1283 mi |
687 m |
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| MT | MT |
1370 mi |
759 m |
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| MT | MT |
1475 mi |
1008 m |
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| MT | MT |
1499 mi |
1143 m |
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| MT | MT |
1532 mi |
1359 m |
Closed in Summer |
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| MT | MT |
1547 mi |
1462 m |
Closed in Winter |
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| MT | MT |
1576 mi |
1177 m |
Glacier National Park / Flag Stop |
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| MT | MT |
1603 mi |
980 m |
Glacier National Park |
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| MT | MT |
1626 mi |
923 m |
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| MT | MT |
1728 mi |
631 m |
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| ID | PT |
1813 mi |
637 m |
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| WA | PT |
1879 mi |
587 m |
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| WA | PT |
1998 mi |
387 m |
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| WA | PT |
2050 mi |
197 m |
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| WA | PT |
32072 mi |
373 m |
Opened on September 25, 2009 |
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| WA | PT |
2171 mi |
24 m |
Sounder |
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| WA | PT |
2188 mi |
2 m |
Sounder |
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| WA | PT |
2205 mi |
2 m |
Sounder |
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| WA | PT |
1879 mi |
587 m |
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| WA | PT |
2025 mi |
117 m |
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| WA | PT |
2150 mi |
53 m |
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| WA | PT |
2180 mi |
45 m |
White Salmon | |
| WA | PT |
2245 mi |
45 m |
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| OR | PT |
2255 mi |
15 m |
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Note: Empire Builder
does not stop the stations in parentheses ( ). Only Amtrak Stations are listed, but Commuter Rails' stations are not. |
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August 2015 (Train #27) |
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Boarding Empire Builder #7/27 (Chicago) |
Boarding Empire Builder #7/27 (Chicago) |
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Boarding Empire Builder #7/27 (Chicago) |
Canal near Chicago Union Station |
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Superliner Coach |
Between Milwaukee and Columbus |
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Columbus, WI Station |
Crossing Mississippi River near La Crosse |
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Sunset Mississippi River near Winona |
Viewliner Baggage Car #61044 |
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Viewliner Baggage Car #61044 |
Sunrise near Devils Lake, ND |
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Superliner Lounge (Lower level) |
Between Havre and Shelby |
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Cut Bank, MT |
Sunset at Glacier Mountains |
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Sand Point, ID |
P42 is pulling "Portland" train set |
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Between Spokane and Pasco |
Between Pasco and Wishram |
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Crossing Columbia River near Vancouver |
Arrived at Portland Union Station |
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June 2014 (Train #8) |
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Boarding Empire Builder #8 (Seattle) |
Superliner Coach |
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Between Everett and Leavenworth |
Between Everett and Leavenworth |
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Between Everett and Leavenworth |
Arrived at Leavenworth, WA |
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Train #8, Car #12 (Wenatchee) |
Apple Trees near Wenatchee |
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Horseshoe Curve (Wenatchee - Ephrata) |
Met BNSF Train (Wenatchee - Ephrata) |
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Between Ephrata and Spokane |
Arrived at Spokane, WA |
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April 2007 (Train #8/28) |
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Empire Builder #8 / #28 at Essex, MT |
Empire Builder #8 / #28 at Essex, MT |
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Empire Builder #8 / #28 at Essex, MT |
Empire Builder #8 / #28 at Essex, MT |
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Eastbound Empire Builder at Wishram Station (July 1982) |
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~ Actual Train Consists - Empire Builder Car Numbers (June 2003) ~
~ Actual Train Consists - Empire Builder Car Numbers (June 2014) ~
~ Actual Train Consists - Empire Builder Car Numbers (August 2015) ~
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