By Mark Bradley First in Four Part Series You have to go out of your way to visit North Dakota from Illinois and frankly half the fun is not getting there. With that being said, once you arrive in North…
A Holiday Amtrak Adventure
By Pat Gallagher Photos by Pat Gallagher The Empire Builder #28 was scheduled to leave Portland, Oregon December 19, 2008 at 4:45 PM. Friends had offered to drive me to Union Station, saving me the $25.00 cab fare. During the…