Amtrak Empire Service Train 236 came into contact with a tree on the Hudson Main Line at MP118.9 which required a rescue engine from Albany. P32AC-DM 709 the rescue power is cruising thru MP89 wit... (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)

Southbound Amtrak train 280, an Albany - New York Penn "Empire Service" train passes under the New York Central era searchlight signal bridge in Rhinecliff, NY as it slows for the Rhinecliff stati... (more)

With trackwork being conducted on the CSX Niagara Sub in conjunction with the new station being built at Buffalo Exchange Street, Amtrak trains are detouring over the CSX Belt Sub for the week. Wi... (more)

Walking on water. The 3.1 mile pedestrian and bike path on the new Tappan Zee Bridge (some call it the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge) was open for its first full day on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Seen from... (more)

Empire Service 281 with the 709, runs westbound on track 2 for its Rochester station stop, which is just west of this location.

Fellow railfans give a wave to the engineer at the throttle of Amtrak 709 as the 280 cruises east through the small village of St. Johnsville.

Paint fading away. Amtrak 239 is about to pass through the Riverdale Metro-North Station on the evening of Monday, March 18, 2019. Leading the train is P32AC-DM 709 in Phase V paint, one of the fo... (more)

The freezing weather has kept the snow powder loose as Amtrak 256 comes whipping through the Riverdale Station in the Bronx, NY on Sunday, January 7, 2018.

Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited north at Breakneck Ridge.