Recent content by Val04463

Well, I’m on day 6 of my Adventure of a Trip from Seattle to Bangor, ME ( Cue Roger Miller’s “King of the Road”.) Left Seattle Friday afternoon. Arrived in Shelby, Montana Saturday about 11 Left Shelby Sunday at 1:30 We were delayed for over an hour for a torn up crossing, another hour for “...

They did overnight us at a Comfort Inn and gave us a Large Subway sandwich. They shuttled us there and back to the station this morning, BUT… We are now in Wolf Point Montana.. because a Trailer on a Semi-Truck apparently tore up a crossing 40 miles from here. We’ve been here an hour and we’re...

The “ mudslide “ was actually an unusually heavy rainfall onto tracks in the middle of a giant field. The ground here is supersaturated, and most of the fields have large “lakes” and ponds in them. It wasn’t so much a Mudslide as a lake developing so deep around and on the track that everything...

Well, I had a great night of sleep and a shower and am now aboard The Empire Builder headed out of Montana soon! I’m so happy with how Amtrak handled us in Shelby and thankful to be heading home.

Also, the last announcement said they were leaving here in 2 hours so I figured the bus is out to be able to shuttle.shuttle.

Well, apparently the road/highway was affected too.

Thanks so much! We are at Shelby and awaiting our orders! I do know this train is waiting until 6 our time to leave so I’m wondering if they will shuttle the westbound folks over here. 7 hours from now.

I’m on her right now and there’s been a washout past the Shelby Station so we have been told they are returning us to where we boarded. But my daughter called the Agent here in Shelby and he said the washout is fixable by tomorrow so are putting us up in a hotel for the night . Anyone on here...

How were you notified? I’m on Tuesdays trip to Seattle.

As the widow of a Northern Maine B and A Section Foreman and someone who is traveling from Maine to Boston to Chicago to Seattle on The Empire Builder, I am a bit nervous! I’ve been on the Acela when the speed was reduced and the Engineer announce we were slowing down due to a few wrinkles in...

I just found this site and I’m happy I did! Taking The Empire Builder in 2 weeks and can’t wait!