Documentarians Stephen Sadis and Kyle Kegley take four hours to examine "Empire Builder" James J. Hill's transformative career. Hill's Great Northern Railway is well-represented in the Lake Superior ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Sioux City Railroad Museum has some good news while still recovering from flooding. The museum is partnering with the American Heartland Railroad Society to restore a Great ...

“The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway” was released as a four-part documentary in September. (Minnesota State Historical Society) A Great Northern Railway advertisement for ...

I boarded the Amtrak’s Empire Builder train in Minot, N.D., not long ago, en route to the railroad’s terminus in Seattle. A journey of 1,178 miles, 27 hours, starting at 9 a.m. CDT on a Friday and ...