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Empire Builder is a long distance [[Amtrak]] train service connecting the Seattle and Portland to Chicago via the states of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Coaches, sleeping cars, and dining cars are available on this service.
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{{Routeinfo
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|provider=Amtrak
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|letter=Empire Builder
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|type=intercity rail
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|to=Seattle, Portland - Chicago
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}}
  
  
: [http://www.amtrak.com/empire-builder-train Schedule and service information]
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: [https://www.amtrak.com/empire-builder-train Empire Builder] - Amtrak information and ticket information web page.
  
  
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The Empire Builder is an [[Amtrak]] train service running across the country connecting Seattle and Portland to Chicago via the states of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Train operates daily with one train departing in each direction.
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Coach, dining, and sleeper cars are available. Reservation (seats are not to be overbooked) is required for this train.
 
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==Route and stations==
 
==Route and stations==
<simpletable sep=comma cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
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In states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana only.
align=right colspan=2| ''to and from Chicago'' , [[Image:lineupcontinue.png]],
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<div style="width:100%;overflow:auto">
align=right colspan=2| {{stn|Spokane}},[[Image:stn.png]]
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{{RMtop}}
align=right|,[[Image:lineleftdown.png]],[[Image:linesplitdownleft.png]], {{#info:''Train splits and continue to Portland or Seattle''}}
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{{RM|Tl='''Stations'''|Tr='''Connections'''}}
align=right| {{stn|Ephrata}},[[Image:stn.png]],[[Image:line.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fexCONTg}}
align=right| {{stn|Wenatchee}},[[Image:stn.png]],[[Image:line.png]]
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{{RM|Sl=fexCONTgq|Sc=fexABZg+lr|Sr=fexCONTfq|Tl=|Tr=''Connection to many Amtrak routes''}}
align=right width=120px| {{stn|Leavenworth}},[[Image:stn.png]], [[Image:line.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fKINTxa|Tl=[[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]]|Tr=[[Metra]]}}
align=right| {{stn|Everett}},[[Image:stn.png]], [[Image:line.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Glenview}}|Tr=}} 
align=right| {{stn|Edmonds}},[[Image:stn.png]], [[Image:line.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Milwaukee}}|Tr=}} 
align=right| [[King Street Station|Seattle]],[[Image:stnend.png]], [[Image:line.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Columbus|Wisconsin}}|Tr=}} 
align=right colspan=2| {{stn|Pasco}},[[Image:stn.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Portage}}|Tr=}} 
align=right colspan=2| {{stn|Wishram}},[[Image:stn.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Wisconsin Dells}}|Tr=}} 
align=right colspan=2| {{stn|Bingen-White Salmon}},[[Image:stn.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Tomah}}|Tr=}}
align=right colspan=2| {{stn|Vancouver|Washington}},[[Image:stn.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|La Crosse}}|Tr=}} 
align=right colspan=2| [[Portland Union Station|Portland]],[[Image:stnend.png]]
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Winona}}|Tr=}}
</simpletable>
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Red Wing}}|Tr=}}    
{{col2|65%}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|St. Paul-Minneapolis}}|Tr={{tp|lrt}}[[METRO (Minnesota)|METRO]]}} 
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|St. Cloud}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Staples}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Detroit Lakes}}|Tr=}} 
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Fargo}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Grand Forks}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Devils Lake}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Rugby}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Minot}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Stanley}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Williston}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Wolf Point}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Glasgow}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Malta}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Havre}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Shelby}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Cut Bank}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Browning}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|East Glacier Park}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Essex}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|West Glacier}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Whitefish}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Libby}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sc=fBHF|Sr=_|Tl={{stn|Sandpoint}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM long note|width=150px|At Spokane, westbound train splits apart with one continuing to Portland and another to Seattle. Eastbound trains join at Spokane.}}
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{{RM|Sc=fINT|Tl={{stn|Spokane}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sl=fKRW+l|Sc=fKRWr|Oc=fKRWl|Sr=fKRW+r|Tl=|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sl=fBHF|Sr=fSTR|Tl={{stn|Ephrata}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sl=fBHF|Sr=fSTR|Tl={{stn|Wenatchee}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sl=fBHF|Sr=fSTR|Tl={{stn|Leavenworth}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM7|Sl2=fexCONTgq|Sl=feABZg+r|Sc=_|Sr=fSTR|Tl=''[[Cascades]]''|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sl=fINT|Sr=fINT|Tl={{stn|Everett}}|Tr={{stn|Pasco}}}}
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{{RM|Sl=fINT|Sr=fBHF|Tl={{stn|Edmonds}}|Tr={{stn|Wishram}}}}
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{{RM|Sl=fKBHFxe|Ol=lINT|Sr=fBHF|Tl=[[King Street Station|Seattle]]|Tr={{stn|Bingen-White Salmon}}}}
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{{RM|Sl=fexSTRl|Sc=fexLSTRq|Sr=feABZg+r|Tl=[[Sound Transit Link]]{{tp|lrt}}|Tr=}}
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{{RM|Sr=fINT|Tl=|Tr={{stn|Vancouver|Washington}}}}
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{{RM|Sr=fKBHFxe|Or=lINT|Tl=|Tr=[[Portland Union Station|Portland]] - {{tp|lrt}}[[TriMet MAX]]}}
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{{RM|Sr=fexCONTf|Tl=|Tr=''[[Coast Starlight]], [[Cascades]]''}}
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|}
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</div>
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{{col2|63%}}
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==Map==
 
==Map==
{{#ask:[[Served by::Empire Builder]]|?Amtrak station code|?latlong|format=googlemaps|icon=Rail20.png|width=100%|height=500|resizable=yes}}
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<div class=bigmap>
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{{#ask:[[Served by::Empire Builder]]||?=|?Amtrak name=-|?latlong|showtitle=no|format=googlemaps|scrollwheelzoom=yes|template=liststn4|icon=Rail20.png|resizable=yes|gkml=https://sharemap.org/mapcontent/public/Amtrak_Empire_Builder.kml}}
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</div>
 
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==Thruway bus connections==
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[[Category:Amtrak long distance routes]]
Timed connections are available to these routes:
 
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[[Category:Amtrak train routes]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:07, 26 December 2019

Seattle, Portland - Chicago


Empire Builder - Amtrak information and ticket information web page.


The Empire Builder is an Amtrak train service running across the country connecting Seattle and Portland to Chicago via the states of Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Train operates daily with one train departing in each direction.

Coach, dining, and sleeper cars are available. Reservation (seats are not to be overbooked) is required for this train.

Route and stations

In states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana only.

Map

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