Empire Builder on the Stone Arch Bridge

Empire Builder on the Stone Arch Bridge

By Angela Cotey | March 19, 2023

Steam locomotive hauled passenger train on a stone viaduct.
Great Northern’s Chicago–Seattle/Portland Empire Builder is seen on the Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in a 1929 publicity photo. Amtrak’s Empire Builder does not use this bridge, which, though preserved as a landmark, has been devoid of tracks for years. GN photo
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