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)

Empire Service (New York, NY - Niagara Falls, NY) Westbound at New York Central RR mile post 338 on Memorial Day evening.

The Empire Service passes the base of the New York Central Railroad coaling towers at CSX Dewitt Yard in the afternoon.

The Empire Service crosses the High Falls of the Genesee River in the early evening with the new "Phase VI 50th Anniversary" unit.

The Empire Service heads West in a pocket of last evening light along the Erie Canal.

The Empire Service heads West on a gorgeous hot afternoon in Central Upstate New York. Next stop Rochester NY.

The Empire Service travels West on a cold Sunday afternoon in Central Upstate New York.

The Empire Service departs the Syracuse Station with extra engines and cars for the NS Tier to Hornell NY in the coming days.

The Empire Service passes the local CSX B79626 who patiently waits to make some moves in the CSX Goodman St. Yard on a pleasant fall evening.

The Empire Service heads West for Buffalo after departing the Rochester Station. The buildings to your right were at one time the headquarters for the General Railway Signal Company.

The Empire Service heads West for the Rochester Station as the sky opens up above with a burst of light on this hazy, hot and humid July 4th.

"No defects at Savannah" as the 5 o'clock in the Rochester Station train is midway between Syracuse and Rochester, New York on a hazy Sunday afternoon. The haze in the atmosphere is rep... (more)

The 5 o'clock Empire Service passenger train has left the Rochester Station and follows an empty CSXT auto rack and tank train. Next stop will be the Buffalo Depew Station.

The Westbound 5 o'clock passenger train is nearing the Rochester Station in Upstate New York.

Amtrak's Empire Service crosses the Erie Canal in the city of Rochester, New York. This is the departing Westbound 5 o'clock in the Rochester Station train. Next stop will be the Buffalo Depew S... (more)