An Amtrak Empire Service train cruises along the Hudson on its way North as viewed from high atop Bear Mountain among some stunning fall foliage.

Amtrak 488 is passing some of the ex New York Central Railroad signals along the Hudson River on a beautiful fall day.

Amtrak Empire Service train 283 rolls WB on what is normally CSX freight only trackage. Due to reconstruction of the Amtrak Hudson Line connection at CP-169, 4 Amtrak trains detoured over the Selk... (more)

The Empire Service train is heading northbound for points upstate. The Friday evening weekend rush out of NYC has begun.

Amtrak Empire Service train 284 speeds through Manitou Station and CP 46 on Metro-North's Hudson Line on it's way to New York Penn Station. The 708, looking rather beat up, will soon get a repaint... (more)

Westbound Empire Service Train P281 flys by on track 1 while Q161 waits for them to go around.

"Phase III P32 on Amtrak 288" Amtrak train 288 sits on Track 1 at Poughkeepsie Station waiting for the all clear to continue south towards New York Penn Station. The train consist... (more)

"A New Look for Empire Service Gennies" Amtrak P32AC-DM #704 charges north up the Hudson Line with the Maple Leaf (63) in tow as the sun rises above the trees. P32 #704 is the first of Amtr... (more)

An Amtrak train departs the station at Schenectady

Amtrak's Empire Service Employee Christmas Special loads passengers at the Albany Rensselaer station. The Albany skyline is in the background with the Empire State Plaza dominating the view. The o... (more)

Southbound Empire Service at Bear Mountain Bridge.

A northbound (railroad westbound) Rohr Turboliner approaching the Crugers Station. Date is approximate.

Amtrak's Empire Service travels northbound along the Hudson River as sunset approaches on a very warm late summer evening. Greenport Conservation Area, Columbia County, NY

An Amtrak Empire Service train pulls into the temporary stop at the New York Sate Fairgrounds (station code NYF), which drops off and picks up passengers right at Gate 11 of the fairgrounds. A de... (more)

An Empire Service train approaches the temporary station stop at the New York State Fairgrounds. Photo taken from the grandstand, which is soon to be demolished and not replaced.