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Travel by Amtrak
®
and you’ll do more
What better way to experience the grandeur and
majesty of America’s Rocky Mountains than from the
than just get from Point A to Point B
comfort of the Amtrak Empire Builder
®
? With daily
trips from Chicago to Portland and Seattle, this scenic route
– you’ll discover a whole new way
offers panoramic views of wide open plains, glacier-tipped
mountains and the vast expanse of wilderness fi rst explored by
of experiencing America! Enjoy the
Lewis and Clark and later traversed by generations of pioneers.
The train departs Chicago and pauses at Milwaukee
relaxed pace and stress-free ambience of
prior to heading west across Wisconsin and alongside the
Mississippi River, stopping at Minneapolis before crossing
North Dakota and on into the “Big Sky Country” of Montana,
contemporary train travel. Stretch out in
America’s fourth largest state. At Wolf Point, a wolf sculpture
commemorates the town’s earliest days as a fur trading
a spacious seat or lounge in your private
post. Now part of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation – home to
the Sioux and Assiniboine nations – Wolf Point is also the
Sleeping car room. Make friends over
site of Montana’s oldest professional rodeo, the Wild Horse
Stampede.
a game of cards or dinner in the Dining
Next is Glasgow (known for its dinosaur bones), Malta
and Wagner, the site of the last great train robbery by Butch
car. Or simply marvel at the spectacular
Cassidy and the Sundance Kid before the legendary outlaws
fl ed to South America. After passing the Bear’s Paw Mountains
scenery right outside your window.
and Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, the Empire Builder stops
in Havre, where a preserved S-2 steam locomotive from the
Because on Amtrak, the journey is just as
Great Northern Railroad is on display, and the underground
city known as Havre Beneath the Streets recreates life in the
inviting as the destination.
Old West – complete with a saloon, apothecary and even
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