Empire Builder debuts new locomotives
One of Amtrak’s newest locomotives, photographed in Whitefish on Feb. 9, 2022. The engine is wearing a one-of-a-kind paint scheme to celebrate the railroad’s 50th anniversary in 2021. (Justin Franz / Montana Free Press)
For the first time in a generation, a brand-new locomotive will lead Amtrak’s Empire Builder across the prairies and mountains of Montana.
This month, Amtrak began using its newly acquired ALC-42 locomotives on the Empire Builder, the daily long-distance passenger train connecting Chicago with Seattle and Portland that runs across the Hi-Line and through the Flathead Valley...
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