Empire Builder Climbing in Rocky Mts (02) 2007-11-04

[supersurfliner]

great video! I'll bet that was a fun trip!

[Marcolepsie]

Good video. The music is relaxing.

But the train doesn't go more fast during a trip?

[wis465]

Marcolepsie--Some of the curves in the track in the mountains are very sharp, and the engineer must go slow through many portions of the mountains. On the straight tracks across the prairie, the Empire Builder often runs at the full maximum allowed speed of 79 MPH. If you look at some of the other Empire Builder videos, you will see those much faster speeds.

[Marcolepsie]

@wis465 : Ok, thank you for the information! ^^

Btw, the Empire Builder runs between NY to Seattle?

[wis465]

@Marcolepsie - It runs between Chicago and Seattle/Portland (it divides in Spokane). Look at the Amtrak website for information on all their routes. You can also order (for free) a printed booklet of all their routes with pictures/descriptions of each route.

[Marcolepsie]

@wis465 Thanks mate!

[howardkevinm]

@Marcolepsie FRA regulations require any a speed limit of 79mph outside the northeast/keystone corridors. partly because they dont have PTC signalling outside of the NEC because its so costly to install. the only exception to the rule is the Southwest Chief. they are allowed to travel 90mph for a good part of their run. im guessing they stiffened the rule because of the Chase, MD disaster.

[Marcolepsie]

@howardkevinm : Ah ok, thank you for details :)

[magnum7mm44]

Nice video ! My g/f and I traveled this route last year heading west to Seattle. I am definately gonna do that again. I also have a bunch of footage, just need to upload and edit sound ....

[Myron469]

My wife and I rode the EB last year. We saw this on our eastward journey and loved it. We also loved the four trestles that we crossed.

[GARYKNERR]

This video of yours is also one of my favorites; maybe it is because i worked at

Lake McDonald Lodge in 1960 when I was 17 years old and it reminded me of the

time that Ieft West Glacier to return to Minneapolis to start school in the fall.

Gary Knerr

[MungoPoPo]

Awesome video and serene too! T.C. 5-7-2010

[flyerspa67]

I was just on the Empire Builder from Spokane,Wash to Chicago Illinois about 3 Weeks ago,Super Trip.''

Had a BLAST...

[mulheriu1]

i'm a brazilian railman and this is very beautiful,trains are my passion!

[werksdesign]

Oh this was a beautiful video of gorgeous scenery and the background music... is that Enya? Thanks for sharing this.

[trainpeeps]

I AM SUPER EXCITED to ride the empire builder this july!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[trainpeeps]

I rode it in July and it was the best trip ever! I would highly recemend it to anyone who likes trains. We are going on it again at the end of march and staying at the Izaak Walton Inn!

[marluxia143]

thats why i like trains i like travling therir just awsome and they CAN go where a car CANT go.

[vidstuff007]

Very Cool! Great job!

I wish that Google would take on doing video from trains next - so much of the country has never been seen by most.

[Deputydog1956]

Okay,I was thinking that what they were, but I had to ask to make sure. We donbt have those here in North Carolina. I need to get me a program to be able to download video and a usb port to video camera so i can start uploading some local work train vids here.

Thank You for the response !

[Deputydog1956]

What is shelters on the track at 1:40 for?

[wis465]

Those are snowsheds. According to a book on the subject: After the tracks were built by the Great Northern RR in the 19th century, "...the crews built a string of snowsheds along the most slide-prone slopes to protect the trains...The roofs slant out and downward from the mountain-side to deflect the snow and keep it from piling up. Toward spring, when the snows begin to melt, the vibration of an oncoming train often triggers a sudden avalanche." I suppose it might help with drifting snow also.

[hallcert]

i think it is for snow protection.

[germxv]

@Deputydog1956 snowsheds where avalanches occur often

[Norfolkscot]

Wonderful, very different from the flat land in East Englia UK . What is the music \?

[wis465]

"The Memory of Trees" by Enya.

[aussietraindriver]

Awesome scenery!