Empire Service train 280 southbound at New Hamburg.

Amtrak Empire Service train 290 at the Rhinecliff, New York station.

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited arriving at the Rhinecliff station.

As an August rainshower begins to fall, Amtrak train 48, the New York City section of the "Lakeshore Limited" flies past the MP 108 searchlights on its way south.

Crossing Croton. On the afternoon of Saturday, September 12, 2020, the Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Train 49, P32AC-DM 717 Phase III leading) crosses Croton Bay near the Croton Harmon station in New... (more)

On the morning of August 22nd, Amtrak P32AC-DM 709 leads Empire Service train 280 as it speeds south on the Hudson Line in Rhinecliff, New York. The Hudson Line is one of the last bastions for New... (more)

The New York City section of Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited speeds southbound on the Hudson Line behind P32AC-DM 711. Classic New York Central searchlight signals, like the cantilever here at CP 124, ... (more)

On a gloomy August morning, Amtrak train 260, an Albany - New York Penn "Empire Service" train splits the MP 99 automatic signals in Tivoli, NY on Amtrak's Hudson Line. Modernization is ... (more)

Northbound Amtrak #291 Ethan Allen Express for Rutland - Vermont after leaving the station is seen passing under the massive Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge of the disappeared Maibrook Line of the Ne... (more)

Back to back at Bronte in the Bronx. The Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Train 48) took on the traditional appearance of a real long distance train on Thursday, June 25, 2020 as Phase III P32AC-DMs 713... (more)

Latest Light. The last Amtrak Empire Service departure from New York's Penn Station in any kind of daylight is train 241 in the summer. This is at good as it gets for light, June 21, as at about ... (more)