[St Cloud to Minneapolis]   [Minneapolis to Winona]   [Wisconsin to Chicago]  

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St Cloud to Minneapolis, MN

As dawn breaks, we are in St. Cloud, MN. Shortly we enter the outskirts of Minneapolis through railyars eventually leading to our service stop at Minneapolis Station right along the Mississippi River

Sunrise St. Cloud, MN

Minneapolis, MN (1840 mi)

Pulman car in yard

Pulman car in yard

Empire Builder through the yard

Bridges on the Mississippi

Mississippi River

River from service stop

River from service stop

Minneapolis Station

CP 5034 SD30C-ECO

CP 5034 SD30C-ECO

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MINNEAPOLIS to STATE LINE at WINONA

After leaving Minneapolis, we run along the MIssissippi River for about 140 miles. We pass locks and dams and into the backwaters until we reach the State Line at Winona.

Along the Mississippi

Locks and dam

Locks along the river

Control dam

Crossing the river at Hastings

An old SOO Line caboose

Arriving at Red Wing

Red Wing, MN

Red Wing Station

Lake Pepin backwaters

Lake Pepin backwaters

Lake Pepin backwaters

Lake Pepin

Lake Pepin

Cross Zumbro River

Zumbro River Dam

Winona, MN

Winona Station

Winona Station

Three rivers towards LaCrosse

Confluence of three rivers

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WISCONSIN to CHICAGO

Our last section takes us across Wisconsin with the final destination - Chicago, IL, the final stop on The Empire Builder.

LaCrosse, WI station

Backwaters of the Mississippi

Backwaters of the Mississippi

Backwaters of the Mississippi

Mississippi River

Mississippi River

CP 2771 EMD GP20C-ECO

CP 2771 EMD GP20C-ECO

CP 2229 EMD GP20C-ECO

Tomah, WI

Wisconsin Dell, WI

Columbus, WI

Columbus Station

Niles, IL

Meet engine #37 in Glenview, IL

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Engine #28 in Chicago Station

Chicago, IL (2257 mi)

END OF DAY #3
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