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Online Amtrak Schedules Schedule effective: April 7, 2007
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Amtrak's Empire Builder
Chicago - St. Paul - Spokane - Portland/Seattle
Reservations required.
See Pacific Northwest Services
for additional Washington - Idaho service
See Cascades Corridor for Vancouver
- Seattle - Portland - Eugene service.
Scenic Highlights along the route.
Connecting Services.
Services on the Empire Builder.
7 Train Number 8
Daily Days of Operation Daily
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miles .
2:15p 0 Dp Chicago, IL, Union Sta. * CT Ar 3:55p
P 2:39p 18 Glenview, IL (METRA/Milw. line) D 3:12p
P 3:55p 86 Milwaukee, WI D 2:07p
5:05p 150 Columbus, WI (Madison) 12:57p
5:34p 178 Portage, WI @ 12:27p
5:52p 195 Wisconsin Dells, WI @ 12:09p
6:30p 240 Tomah, WI @ 11:28a
7:14p 281 La Crosse, WI 10:47a
7:50p 308 Winona, MN 10:11a
8:52p 371 Red Wing, MN @ 8:54a
10:31p 417 Ar St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN * Dp 7:50a
B10:50p Dp Ar B 7:30a
12:15a 482 St. Cloud, MN @ 5:29a
1:17a 548 Staples, MN @ 4:24a
2:13a 610 Detroit Lakes, MN @ 3:25a
3:10a 658 Fargo, ND (Moorhead) 2:28a
4:27a 732 Grand Forks, ND 1:12a
5:48a 817 Devils Lake, ND @ 11:47p
6:42a 874 Rugby, ND & 10:53p
8:24a 935 Ar Minot, ND Dp 9:57p
8:51a Dp Ar 9:37p
9:42a 989 Stanley, ND @ 8:11p
10:52a 1055 Williston, ND @ CT 7:09p
11:26a 1162 Wolf Point, MT @ MT 4:33p
12:11p 1211 Glasgow, MT @ 3:47p
1:10p 1277 Malta, MT @ 2:52p
2:24p 1366 Ar Havre, MT Dp 1:32p
2:49p Dp Ar 1:12p
B 5:22p 1471 Shelby, MT (Great Falls, Butte) B11:43a
5:51p 1495 Cut Bank, MT @ 10:45a
Y 1528 Browning, MT @ Y
X 6:45p 1542 East Glacier Park, MT * X 9:54a
F 7:41p 1578 Essex, MT-Izaak Walton Inn * @ F 8:55a
8:23p 1599 West Glacier, MT (Apgar) * @ 8:16a
8:56p 1620 Ar Whitefish, MT (Kalispell) * Dp 7:46a
9:16p Dp Ar 7:26a
10:59p 1723 Libby, MT @ MT 5:36a
11:49p 1812 Sandpoint, ID @ PT 2:37a
1:40a 1877 Ar Spokane, WA (Coeur d'Alene, ID) * Dp 1:15a
2:15a Dp Ar 12:32a
4:28a 1996 Ephrata, WA @ 9:42p
5:38a 2048 Wenatchee, WA @ 8:42p
8:36a 2173 Everett, WA 5:44p
9:08a 2188 Edmonds, WA 5:17p
B10:20a 2206 Ar Seattle, WA * PT Dp B 4:45p
(Victoria, BC via connecting ferry service) .
Train Train
27 Through cars, Chicago - Portland 28
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2:45a 1877 Dp Spokane, WA Ar 12:28a
5:35a 2025 Pasco, WA (Kennewick, Richland) 8:57p
7:30a 2151 Wishram, WA (The Dalles) @ 6:55p
8:04a 2182 Bingen-White Salmon, WA @ 6:21p
9:18a 2247 Vancouver, WA 5:07p
B10:25a 2257 Ar Portland, OR * PT Dp B 4:45p
B -- Amtrak Thruway Bus connection available. See Connecting Services.
D -- Train stops only to discharge passengers.
F -- Train stops only on signal or advance notice to conductor.
P -- Train stops only to receive passengers.
X -- East Glacier Park Station will be open May 1 through October 2.
Y -- Browning Station will reopen October 3, 2006.
* -- Amtrak's Great American Vacation package(s) available at this
destination. See Amtrak's web or call 1-800-321-8684 for more details.
@ -- Tickets cannot be purchased at this location. You may purchase your
tickets on the train (without penalty) or from any Amtrak appointed
travel agency.
-- Ticket office available, but not open for all departure times.
Note: All stations and/or platforms are accessible todisabled
and elderly passengers except Staples, Detroit Lakes, Browning, Essex,
and West Glacier. Please call 1-800-USA-RAIL to make special
arrangements if boarding/detraining assistance is required.
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Connecting Services:
Rail Links
- Metra Chicago area commuter rail.
- Cascade Corridor (Eugene - Portland - Seattle - Vancouver)
- Sounder commuter rail service connections at Seattle.
Amtrak Thruway Connections
- Seattle, WA - Vancouver, BC (Cascades schedule)
- Portland - Medford - Ashland, OR
- Minneapolis/St. Paul - Duluth
- Fargo - Winnipeg
- Fargo - Sioux Falls - Omaha
- Whitefish - Kalispell - Missoula
Minneapolis/St. Paul - Duluth
R8007 Bus Number R8008
miles .
2:55p 0 Dp Duluth, MN Ar 3:15p
3:25p Cloquet, MN 2:45p
5:10p Sandstone,. MN 1:15p
7:10p 149 Ar Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (CT) Dp 11:00a
R -- All reserved bus.
Fargo - Winnipeg
Fargo - Sioux Falls - Omaha
Jefferson Lines operates local bus service from Fargo. For more information visit Jefferson Lines website.
- Operated by Jefferson Lines.
Whitefish - Kalispell - Missoula
Purchase tickets from Rimrock Trailways. (406) 453-1541.
- Operated by Rimrock Trailways.
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Superliner® Services
on board the Empire Builder:
- Coaches
-- Reservations required.
- Sleeping cars:
- Reservations required.
- First Class Superliner Service.
- Deluxe, special, family, and economy bedrooms.
- First class service includes complimentary meals, bedtime sweet,
and morning wake-up service with a newspaper, coffee, tea, and orange
juice served between 6:30 am and 9:30 am.
- Amtrak's Metropolitan Lounge is available in Chicago for First
Class Service passengers.
- Dining Car:
- Complete meals.
- Not available between Spokane and Portland. First Class passengers will receive
complimentary cold meal service.
- Sightseer Lounge -- Sandwiches, snacks and beverages. (Combined diner/lounge
provides food services between Spokane and Seattle.)
- Entertainment -- Feature movies offered between Chicago and Portland.
- Trails and Rails Program -- In a cooperative effort with the
National Park Service volunteer rangers provide narrative along the route (Spring/Summer).
- Checked Baggage -- Available at all stations except Glenview, Columbus,
Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Tomah, La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing, St. Cloud, Staples,
Detroit Lakes, Devils Lake, Rugby, Stanley, Williston, Wolf Point, Glasgow, Malta, Cut Bank,
Browning, East Glacier Park, Essex, West Glacier Park, Libby,
Sandpoint, Wishram, Bingen-White Salmon, Ephrata, and Wenatchee.
- Smoking -- Smoking is prohibited entirely on this train.
Passengers may smoke on station platforms as announced by train crews,
and must remain next to the train, ready to reboard immediately upon
hearing the sound of the locomotive horn and verbal "All Aboard" calls.
Scenic Highlights
- Wisconsin Dells
- Mississippi River
- Rocky Mountains
- Glacier National Park, Montana
- Gateway to Mount Rainier, Washington
- Columbia River Gorge
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