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Amtrak's Empire Builder stops in Staples, Minnesota at this Northern Pacific depot built in 1909.
The 2008 purchase of this unstaffed station by the local Staples Historical Society has immensely benefited the historic two-story structure. Under previous BNSF ownership, the building was in a deplorable condition and almost unsavable. Thanks to the commendable efforts of the historical society, however, an extensive exterior renovation has been completed. While the interior is still in need of significant repair, little changes such as the addition of more seating, reading material, and flowers/houseplants have made this a cozy, cared for station that contrasts starkly with the dark, cold (there was no heat due to broken windows), and uninviting place it once was.
The Empire Builder is scheduled to stop here in the early morning hours - 1:42 AM westbound and 4:09 AM eastbound. This photo was taken shortly after departure of a late eastbound.
Birmingham, Alabama-Riding the Amtrak 19 Crescent from New York Penn Station to New Orleans (Norfolk Southern)
A view of some of the barren, desolate landscape west of Havre, Montana as seen out the windows of Amtrak's Empire Builder.
Denver, Colorado-Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants at Coors Field (Denver skyline after the storm)
A view from out the rear window of Amtrak's Empire Builder as the train makes it way along the southern border of Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana.
Denver, Colorado-Millennium Bridge (The world’s first cable-stayed bridge gives pedestrians skyline views via stairs or glass elevator)
A view from out the rear window of Amtrak's Empire Builder as the train makes it past the station of Summit along the southern border of Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana.
The special station sign along the tracks notes that the tracks cross the Continental Divide at this site.
Moab, Utah-Pinnacle Helicopter ride over Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse Point State Park (Canyonlands Field Airport)
California-Amtrak 'Coast Starlight' zooming along the Pacific coastline from Pismo Beach to Santa Barbara
West Texas-Traveling across West Texas in the Amtrak "Sunset Limited" (Music is Civil War song called "Tenting Tonight" by "After Class")
A view from the rear window of Amtrak's Empire Builder showing the BNSF Hi Line Subdivision east of Chester, Montana. Off in the distance, on the siding at Chester, is an eastbound Z train that was overtaken by the Empire Builder.