Q: I can’t get a refund from Amtrak for its totally inappropriate “handicapped” room on the Empire Builder from Chicago to Glacier National Park. The room was not safe; there was no room for ...

Q: I can’t get a refund from Amtrak for its totally inappropriate “handicapped” room on the Empire Builder from Chicago to Glacier National Park. The room was not safe; there was no room for ...

Most people who ride Amtrak’s Empire Builder route between Chicago and Seattle watch the heartland whiz by. Our writer hopped off to explore a few remarkable places you might otherwise miss.

Quick Summary Taking the Amtrak Empire Builder with our family of six cost us $1,380 in coach ($230 per person, with child discounts), which was significantly cheaper than flying.

Amtrak now is making it easier to buy tickets for the two routes that serve Edmonds and Everett. The national passenger train service has started its eTicket service beginning on Monday.

Watching the world go by from Amtrak's refurbished Empire Builder Why would anyone go from coast to coast by train, a three-day trip, when it takes only five hours to fly? For pleasure, of course.

News Spokane Passengers on Amtrak’s Empire Builder have a message for Congress: Don’t cut long-distance rail travel May 3, 2017 Updated Thu., May 4, 2017 at 4:03 p.m.