CHICAGO (KMOT) – Amtrak’s Empire Builder route, which crosses east and west through North Dakota and Montana from Chicago to the West Coast, will not be impacted by a recent round of layoffs ...

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Amtrak officials say the company is changing the schedules of its Empire Builder passenger train because of congestion from increasing oil freight along the line.

Spokesman Marc Magliari says Amtrak is canceling or altering many of the Empire Builder trips between Chicago and Portland, Ore., through Sunday as a result of the congestion on the tracks that ...

Amtrak Empire Builder trains will operate on a modified schedule, starting April 15, with most of the change affecting passengers between St. Paul, Minn., and Portland, Ore., or Seattle. Eastbound ...

The Empire Builder lost $47.5 million two years ago and is the least-profitable line in the railway, according to a 2000 Amtrak Reform Council report. That could make it part of future ...

The route: Empire Builder travels between Chicago and Seattle/Portland, a 46-hour trip. The East Glacier station is open only seasonally, but the Essex and West Glacier stations are open year-round.

The Empire Builder train, a 46-hour ride from Portland or Seattle to Chicago, was listed at No. 5 out of 10 routes. With stops in Spokane, and Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., TheTravel says this ...

The Amtrak Empire Builder near Cut Bank, Mont. Without delays, the route across the northern plains takes more than 46 hours one-way, passing through prairies, mountains, forests and more.