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Empire Builder Portland/Seattle St ® JUNE 9, 2014 EMPIRE BUILDER Effective SM CHICAGO – and – PORTLAND/SEATTLE Enjoy the journey. 1-800-USA-RAIL Call CHICAGO - MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL-MINNEAPOLIS - FARGO MINOT - HAVRE - WHITEFISH SPOKANE - PORTLAND/SEATTLE and intermediate stations AMTRAK.COM Visit NRPC Form P7–200M–6/9/14 Stock #02-3638 Schedules subject to change without notice. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad Passenger Corp. National Railroad Passenger Corporation Washington Union Station, 60 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20002. EMPIRE BUILDER Service on the Empire Builder ® 7/27 Train Number 8/28 R Coaches: Coach service with at-seat meal service upon request. EMPIRE BUILDER ROUTE MAP and SYMBOLS Daily Normal Days of Operation Daily Reservations required. R s r R s r s Sleeping cars: Superliner sleeping accommodations. tchee, WA On Board Service - Amtrak Metropolitan Lounge available in Chicago and Portland, and a Seattle, WAEdmonds,Everett, WA WALeavenworth,Wena WAEphrata, WA kee, WI y l y l by, MT gow, MT private waiting area available in St. Paul-Minneapolis for Sleeping car Spokane,Lib WA West Glacier,East Glacier MTCut Park,Bank,Havre, MT MT MTGlas Williston,Minot, ND NDDevils Lake,Fargo, ND NDStaples, MNSt. Paul-Minneapolis,Winona,Tomah, MN MN WIPortage, MilwauWI Chicago, IL Read Down Mile Symbol Read Up passengers. T T y, MT , ND , ND s, ND w, IL efish, M oint, MT by Fork r Dining: Full meal service; meals served on china. A Essex,rowning, M MTShelb Malta, MT Stanley Rug Glenvie l ∑w- l W WA , WA Sandpoint,Whit ID B Wolf P Grand roit Lakes,St. MN Cloud,Red MN Wing,La MN Crosse, WI Columbus, WI 2 15P 0DpChicago, IL–Union Station (CT) Ar 3 55P ver, ram, WA Det ortland, OR Pasco Wisconsin Dells, WI ∑w- - Not available between Spokane and Portland; Sleeping car passengers P Vancou te Salmon,Wish R2 39P 17 Glenview, IL (METRA/Milw. Line) D3 12P Whi lR3 55P 85 Milwaukee, WI ∑w- lD2 07P will re ceive complimentary cold meal service. Bingen- l ∑v l y Sightseer Lounge: Sand wiches, snacks and beverages. 5 05P 150 Columbus, WI (Madison) 12 57P SEATTLE 5 34P 178 Portage, WI >v 12 27P (Note—Combined Diner/Lounge provides food and beverage service between Spokane and Seattle). PPORTLAND SPOKANE 5 52P 195 Wisconsin Dells, WI >v 12 08P l Checked baggage at select stations. 6 30P 240 Tomah, WI >v 11 26A #ª l ∑v l Connections available to/from Salem, Albany and Eugene-Springfield. 7 14P 281 La Crosse, WI 10 47A $º East Glacier Park is open through October 4, 2014. Browning station l7 50P 308 Winona, MN ∑v l10 11A CHICAGO b Rochester—see back reopens October 5, 2014. 8 52P 371 Red Wing, MN >v 8 54A Smoking is prohibited. l10 03P 418 Ar St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN ∑v- Dp l8 00A l10 10P Dpp b Duluth—see back Ar l7 52A Trails and Rails Program: In cooperation with the National Park Service, 12 40A 486 St. Cloud, MN >v- 5 14A volunteer rangers from the Klondike Gold Rush National Park provide 1 42A 552 Staples, MN > 4 09A narratives daily between Seattle and Havre, April 25 through September 14; Empire Builder® 2 38A 614 Detroit Lakes, MN > 3 10A Mississippi National River and Recreation Area volunteer rangers provide Other Amtrak Train Routes l3 35A 662 Fargo, ND (Moorhead, MN) ∑w l2 13A narratives Monday through Thursday between Minneapolis and Columbus, l4 52A 737 Grand Forks, ND ∑w l12 57A May 1 through September 1; and volunteer rangers from the Knife River A Time Symbol for A.M. f Flag stop 6 13A 822 Devils Lake, ND >v 11 32P Indian Villages National Historic Site provide narratives on Train 7, Thursday N Time Symbol for Noon. i Ferry connection and Saturday, and Train 8, Friday and Sunday, between Minot and Havre. 7 07A 879 Rugby, ND ∑v 10 38P P Time Symbol for P.M. - Quik-Trak self-serve ticketing kiosk Seasonal programs are subject to change. Visit nps.gov/trailsandrails and 8 34A 940 Ar Minot, ND ∑v Dp 9 42P D Stops only to discharge passengers; > Unstaffed station amtraktoparks.com. 9 06A Dpp Ar 9 22P train may leave before time shown. ∑ Staffed ticket office; may or may not 9 57A 994 Stanley, ND >v 8 11P R Stops only to receive passengers. be open for all train departures w l11 07A 1061 Williston, ND (CT) ∑v l7 09P Scenic Highlights CT Central time Station wheelchair accessible; no 11 41A 1168 Wolf Point, MT (MT) ∑v 4 33P MT Mountain time barriers between station and train 12 26P 1217 Glasgow, MT >w 3 47P • Wisconsin Dells PT Pacific time v Station wheelchair accessible; not all • Glacier National Park, Montana b 1 25P 1283 Malta, MT >v 2 52P Bus stop station facilities accessible • Mississippi River l2 39P 1370 Ar Havre, MT ∑v Dp l1 32P • Gateway to Mount Rainier, Washington l3 04P Dpp Ar l1 12P l ∑v l • Rocky Mountains 5 22P 1475 Shelby, MT 11 43A • Columbia River Gorge 5 51P 1499 Cut Bank, MT >v 10 45A $º6 23P 1532 Browning, MT $º > $º10 10A these are the good old days. $º6 45P 1547 East Glacier Park, MT $º ∑v $º9 54A f7 41P 1576 Essex, MT–Izaak Walton Inn > f8 55A 8 23P 1603 West Glacier, MT (Apgar) > 8 16A Northstar Commuter Rail l8 56P 1626 Ar Whitefish, MT ∑w Dp l7 46A l9 16P Dpp Ar l7 26A Northstar trains serve the Minneapolis-Big Lake corridor with a bus 10 59P 1728 Libby, MT (MT) >v 5 26A transfer to St. Cloud. For information, call (612) 373-3333, or visit 11 49P 1813 Sandpoint, ID (PT) >v 2 35A www.metrotransit.org. l1 40A 1879 Ar Spokane, WA (PT) ∑w- Dp l1 30A (Coeur d’Alene, ID) 27 Through cars Chicago–Portland 28 l ∑w- l 2 45A 1879 Dpp Spokane, WA (PT) Ar 12 13A New St. Paul Station Location l5 35A 2025 Pasco, WA (Kennewick, Richland) ∑w- l8 57P >v 7 30A 2150 Wishram, WA (The Dalles) 6 55P Amtrak has moved the Empire Builder from Midway Station to the 8 04A 2180 Bingen-White Salmon, WA >v 6 21P l9 18A 2245 Vancouver, WA ∑w- l5 07P re-opened Union Depot in St. Paul at 240 Kellogg Boulevard East. #ªl10 10A 2255 Ar Portland, OR (PT) ∑w- Dp #ªl4 45P 7 Through cars Chicago–Seattle 8 l2 15A 1879 Dpp Spokane, WA (PT) ∑w- Ar l12 45A Get outside at Whitefish Mountain Resort with 4 22A 1998 Ephrata, WA >w 9 42P Connecting Local Services 5 35A 2050 Wenatchee, WA >w 8 42P zip line tours, alpine slide rides, the Aerial b Omak—see back Winona–Rochester Adventure Park, Walk in the Treetops canopy tour, 6 08A 2072 Leavenworth, WA >w 8 00P Specialty Tours provides twice-daily shuttle service between the l8 38A 2171 Everett, WA ∑v- l5 39P Amtrak Winona station and Rochester, Minnesota, with drop-off and hiking, mountain biking, scenic lift rides ∑w- l9 10A 2188 Edmonds, WA l5 12P pick-up at the Mayo Clinic, hotels, and other locations. Reservations and Montana’s only mountaintop restaurant. l10 25A 2205 Ar Seattle, WA (Victoria, BC i) (PT) ∑v- Dp l4 40P b Vancouver, BC—see back are required. To contact Specialty Tours call (507) 282-8673, fax (507) 289-1275 or email [email protected]. Shelby–Great Falls Northern Transit Interlocal provides transportation twice weekly Possible Empire Builder Adjustment between Shelby and Great Falls. For more information, call SKIWHITEFISH.COM (406) 470-0727. 877-SKI-FISH The Empire Builder schedule is subject to change while the BNSF Railway carries out track infrastructure projects to increase capacity >/0;,-0:/465;(5( in North Dakota and Montana for both passenger and freight train traffic. As these projects are completed, Empire Builder schedules are Shading Key Partially Located on National Forest Lands Photo © Noah Clayton likely to be adjusted. Please consult Amtrak.com or call Amtrak. Long-distance train Thruway and connecting services Thruway Bus Connections Duluth • St. Paul-Minneapolis (Jefferson Lines) Sheboygan • Green Bay • St. Paul-Minneapolis (Jefferson Lines) 8007 Mile Thruway Number Symbol 8008 7 Connecting Train Number 8 5 15P 0 Dp Univ. of Minnesota (CT) > Ar 2 40P at Duluth, MN > 8027 Thruway Number 8140 > 4 45P Dp Duluth, MN–Greyhound Station Ar 2 20P Daily Days of Operation Symbol Daily ∑ 7 40P 149 Ar St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (CT) Dp 11 15A > –Amtrak Station 9 50A Dpp Sheboygan, WI (CT) Ar 6 15P 10 25A Manitowoc, WI > 5 45P 11 20A Green Bay, WI > 4 45P > Seattle • Vancouver, BC (Cantrail) 12 20P Shawano, WI 3 50P 12 50P Wittenberg, WI > 3 20P > 8948 Mile Thruway Number Symbol 8909 1 25P Wausau (Transit Center), WI 2 40P 2 10P Abbotsford, WI > 2 00P 10 45A 0 Dpp Seattle, WA–Amtrak Station (PT) ∑w Ar 3 30P > > 2 40P Stanley, WI 1 30P 1 15P 115 Surrey, BC–Pacific Inn R12 30P Eau Claire, WI–University of Wisconsin > > 3 20P 12 50P 1 45P 132 Richmond, BC R12 00N 3 45P Eau Claire, WI–McDonald’s (I-94/Exit 59) > 12 40P –Sandman Signature Hotel Menomonie, WI > ∑v 4 10P 11 55A 2 15P 144 Ar Vancouver, BC (PT) Dp 11 30A 5 30P Ar St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (CT) ∑ Dp 10 35A –Pacific Central Station –Amtrak Station Omak • Wenatchee (Northwestern Stage Lines) Wausau • Stevens Point • Portage (Lamers Connect–en route transfer may be necessary) 8865 Thruway Number 8868 Daily Mile Days of Operation Symbol Daily 8144 Thruway Number 8145 6 55A 0 Dpp Omak, WA (PT) > Ar 4 45P Daily Days of Operation Symbol Daily > 7 05A 4 Okanogan, WA 4 35P 7 45A Dpp Wausau (Transit Center), WI (CT) > Ar 7 55P > 7 35A 27 Brewster, WA 4 05P 8 04A Wausau-Rothschild, WI > 7 41P > 7 50A 33 Pateros, WA 3 55P 8 05A Wisconsin Rapids, WI > 7 40P 9 00A 94 Ar Wenatchee, WA (PT) > Dp 2 30P 8 40A Stevens Point, WI > 7 10P 8 45A Stevens Point, WI–Univ.
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