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This is a route-map template for the Empire Builder, an Amtrak train service in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Empire Builder is a daily long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and either Seattle or Portland via two sections west of Spokane.Introduced in 1929, it was the flagship passenger train of the Great Northern Railway and was retained by Amtrak when it took over intercity rail service in 1971.
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I spent 15 hours in a sleeper car on an Amtrak Superliner train going from Denver to Salt Lake City. For $400, I stayed in a private cabin, which had two seats during the day and two bunks at night.
The "moving hotel room" on Amtrak sleeper cars has two beds, a couch, a private bathroom, a closet, a vanity, and extra amenities. ... The bedroom accommodation is a step up from a roomette on ...
Amtrak operates a fleet of 2,142 railway cars and 425 locomotives for revenue runs and service, collectively called rolling stock.Notable examples include the GE Genesis and Siemens Charger diesel locomotives, the Siemens ACS-64 electric locomotive, the Amfleet series of single-level passenger cars, the Superliner series of double-decker passenger cars, and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.
The Empire Builder became the first long-distance train to use Superliners, and the first train permanently assigned them, on October 28, 1979. [20] Amtrak's new national timetable depicted a Superliner coach on the front cover, and the listing for the Empire Builder carried a heading which read "Amtrak's Superliner is Somethin' Special."
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