My train, Amtrak’s Empire Builder, was scheduled to depart Seattle at 2:10 Saturday afternoon and arrive in Milwaukee Monday at around 2 pm. Normally the train goes through the Cascade Mountains just south of Glacier National Park at night on both the trip east and west, so you never see the most beautiful part of the trip. The night before my train was to leave there was a big snow storm in the Cascades. There were many freight trains that had come to a stop during the storm. My departure was delayed by 6 hours. We departed Seattle at 8 pm. Because of the delay, at dawn the next day, we were just entering the Cascades. It turned out to be a bright, sunny, and cold day. It was around -25 degrees. I took photos all day. Some are below, but first a few photos of the train.
Late in the day in central Montana, very cold.
At dawn the next day, we were parked in Wolf Point, Montana. It was -34 with a windchill of -54. We had been there 4 hours because of a broken rail. I ended up getting home 13 1/2 hours late, but going through the Cascades during daylight made it worthwhile.