Amtrak Vacations: “Northern Border and Pacific Northwest” — eight days and includes Empire Builder from Chicago to Glacier National Park, with three days at the park, then train to Seattle.

KALISPELL — Amtrak's Empire Builder train has resumed daily service from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, including a dozen stops along Montana's Hi-Line, after cutbacks made due to the pandemic.

Amtrak’s daily Empire Builder service connecting Chicago, St. Paul and Seattle-Portland, Ore., isn’t affected by the equipment problem.

Total ridership for the new St. Paul to Chicago corridor, including both the Borealis and the Amtrak Empire Builder, was more than 293,000, up 227% compared to the previous year, according to Amtrak.

Total ridership for the new St. Paul to Chicago corridor, including both the Borealis and the Amtrak Empire Builder, was more than 293,000, up 227% compared to the previous year, according to Amtrak.

Total ridership for the new St. Paul to Chicago corridor, including both the Borealis and the Amtrak Empire Builder, was more than 293,000, up 227% compared to the previous year, according to Amtrak.