Amtrak Empire Builder at Minot, North Dakota, in December 2001

I took these pictures of Amtrak’s westbound Empire Builder during its service stop in Minot, North Dakota, on December 22, 2001.

Amtrak #150 is a 4,250-horsepower P42DC that was built by General Electric in March 2001.

Amtrak #148 is another 4,250-horsepower P42DC that was built by General Electric in March 2001.

Amtrak Baggage Car #1761 was originally built by Budd in 1953 as Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 48-Seat Coach #2860. After the formation of Amtrak in 1971 it became Amtrak #4872. It was converted to Head-End Power in the early 1980s and was renumbered to Amtrak #4737. In the late 1990s it was rebuilt into Amtrak Baggage-Mail Car #1719. By 2001 it was converted to a mail-only configuration and renumbered as Amtrak #1761.