With much celebration and fanfare, the inaugural run of Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express departs Burlington Union Station on a beautiful summer day. Amtrak 708 led the train south, with 715 bringing u... (more)

708 leads Empire Service down the Hudson Line at the footsteps of Bear Mountain Bridge.

Inaugural Westbound run of the freshly painted Empire Service Amtrak 708. (note: the CN 8952 is seen in the Rochester Yard waiting to be picked up by the R&S and taken to AMP in Dansville, NY aft... (more)

Penn Station bound Empire Service train speeds south along east bank of Hudson River.

Amtrak Empire Service Train 238 heading through Croton North. next stop Croton Harmon.

Nice to run into fellow railfan photographer Christopher Gore at Upper Station Road in Garrison. Amtrak Empire Service Train 280 with P32AC-DM 708 heading thru Garrison Tunnel.

A southbound Empire Service train cruises along the Hudson River just north of the Breakneck Ridge tunnels, with Bannerman's Castle in the background.

Amtrak Empire Service train #280 exiting the tunnel at Garrison.

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited northbound at Croton-on-Hudson.

P32AC-DM 708 leads Empire Service train 236 south along the Hudson River.

Amtrak train 281 the "Empire Service" rounds the curve as it crosses over I-490 in downtown Rochester with the skyline in the background. The locomotive, Amtrak 708, is only one of two P... (more)

Longer Lake Shore Limited. As consists lengths grow and service is gradually restored, trains like Amtrak 48 (Lake Shore Limited) are taking on their past appearance. With an extra Viewliner II sl... (more)

Amtrak train 281 the "Empire Service" passes over the Ganargua Creek as it races towards its station stop in Rochester, NY.

Amtrak train 281 the "Empire Service" crosses the Erie Canal at MP 374 on the Rochester Sub on its way west. In the siding is a cut of CSX boxcars that are in storage.