There is nothing like a long train ride, and Amtrak maintains a handful of historic routes through America. Here is my account of 46 hours on the Empire Builder.

All Aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder | A two-day ride on the Empire Builder, one of Amtrak’s historic routes through the American West, was my standout trip of 2022. Traveling west from Chicago to Seattle, I saw magnificent views of the Mississippi River, the North Dakota plains and Montana’s Big Sky country.