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For both business and leisure, the Empire Service lasts 7 hours and 20 minutes. Among its main stops include New York, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Nearly 1.16 million people rode Empire Service trains in fiscal year 2017, up 0.6 percent from the year before.
NEW YORK — Amtrak’s Empire Service line will be restored during the upcoming holiday and winter travel seasons, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Amtrak and the New York State Department of Transportation ...
The Empire Service, which carried over two million passengers in the federal fiscal year 2024, had faced reductions due to the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project.
Amtrak will be extending its Empire Service between Albany and New York City, the company announced on Thursday. The lines, which carried over two million passengers last year, were first restored ...
Two more trains will run daily between New York City and Albany as Amtrak restores full Empire Line service for the winter months, Gov. Hochul and the federal railroad announced jointly on Friday.
Amtrak’s Empire Service linking Niagara Falls with New York City is operating on a reduced schedule because of Covid-19 concerns, the rail passenger carrier announced late ...
As a result, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Adirondack and Maple Leaf trains will be rerouted from New York Penn Station to Grand Central Terminal between May 26 and Sept. 4.