Engineer Zach Wild, great grandson of Miracle of America CEO Gil Mangels , takes the Empire Builder and a load of kids on a ride during Live History Days. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
July 17, 2023
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Live History Days brings visitors to Miracle of America Museum
The Empire Builder, its Omaha Orange and Pullman Green paint job gleaming in the morning sun, flew down the tracks and leaned into the curves with engineer Zach Wild keeping it running smooth. This Empire Builder is at the Miracle of America Museum in Polson, and Wild is museum CEO Gil Mangels’ great grandson, who came from Beaverton, Ore., to help out with Live History Days, held July 15-16.