31. The Empire Builder was reduced from daily to four times weekly from Minneapolis to Portland and Seattle. 32. In Spokane it combined with the " Empire Builder " for the trip to Seattle. 33. SCHUETT-COLUMN _ WESTBOUND ABOARD THE EMPIRE BUILDER _ Dean and Jean are from upstate New York. 34. Amtrak's " Empire Builder " service between Chicago and either Whitefish, approximately north. 35. GN operated various passenger trains but the " Empire Builder " was their premier passenger train. 36. About one-eighth of " Empire Builder " passengers boarded or arrived at this station. 37. July 12 : Chicago to Minneapolis behind Amtrak 7, The Empire Builder . $ 195; includes dinner. 38. We are hard chargers, empire builders , river runners, Letterman viewers, Masters of Our Own Destiny. 39. Trains like the Empire Builder , the Lake Shore Limited and the City of New Orleans could be dropped. 40. It was the premiere train on its route until 1929 when the " Empire Builder " started.
