Ever since the start of a second daily Amtrak train from Union Depot, St. Paul, to Union Station, Chicago, with the Borealis, I have been itching to take the train to visit my three cousins who live in the city of Chicago. This article is a diary of how this trip went and some of the observations along the way. Overall, I enjoyed traveling on the Empire Builder, but I do not know that I would recommend the Borealis unless you are choosing between train and intercity bus (I chose to forgo a pl...
