Walthers HO Scale 932-9039 GN Empire Builder Budd 48-Seat Vista Dome coach 1320-1335 SeriesUnveiled in June 1929, the "Empire Builder" quickly established itself as the flagship passenger train of the Great Northern. Named for GN founder James J. Hill, it ran from Chicago (via the Burlington to St. Paul) to Seattle, with a separate section to Portland. Post war plans for the new streamlined version were unveiled in early 1945 with the arrival of EMD E7A A diesels attired in brilliant Omaha Orange and Pullman Green (later known as the Empire