Amtrak train 281 the "Empire Service" races North towards the city of Niagara Falls on the last leg of its journey. The train is seen here with the Buffalo skyline in the background on i... (more)

An almost one hour late Amtrak "Empire Service" passes under the Howard Road overpass just outside of Rochester NY. The train is running wrong way on track two to pass a slower Q367 that... (more)

The Empire Service is Westbound by the Rochester CSX Yard and minutes from arrival in the Rochester Station.

Amtrak 281 passes by the old abutments from the West Shore bridge on the CSX mainline.

Amtrak Empire Service 281 speeds west at CP 382 on the Rochester Sub, heading towards its next stop in Buffalo.

On a September afternoon, train 281 blasts past a parked CSX continuous welded rail MOW train, as it goes through Rochester.

Amtrak 281 speeds westbound towards Buffalo on the CSX mainline, passing by the old abutments from the West Shore bridge.

Locomotives:
AMTK 714 P32AC-DM

An Amtrak Empire Service train accelerates westbound after its station stop in Rochester, passing by a CSX welded rail train that is parked on the siding. The bridge overhead is used by the Roches... (more)

Amtrak Empire Service Train #281 from New York City to Niagara Falls passing through CSX's Frontier Yard in Buffalo on September 9, 2018.

Amtrak 281 has just departed the Buffalo Exchange Station and heads north on the CSX Niagara Sub, paralleling I-190 with the Buffalo skyline in the background.

Locomotives:
AMTK 706 P32... (more)

Amtrak 281 has just departed the Buffalo Exchange Station and heads north on the CSX Niagara Sub, passing La Salle Park along I-190 with the Buffalo skyline in the background.

Locomotives:... (more)

A northbound Amtrak P32DM 704 leads Empire Service train 281 up the Park Avenue viaduct into Harlem 125th St station on it's way upstate. Amtrak trains are rerouted to Grand Central Terminal inst... (more)

Amtrak 281 speeds across the wooden trestle that crosses over the Montezuma Swamp in Savannah, NY.

Locomotives:
AMTK 712 P32AC-DM

With the lead unit showing some signs of its age, Amtrak 281 speeds west from Rochester, passing under the remains of one of the New York Central signal bridges.

Locomotives:
AMTK 702 P... (more)

Amtrak 281 speeds towards downtown Buffalo in the evening sun, passing through CSX's Frontier Yard where an SD40-2 switches cars on the yard lead.

Locomotives:
AMTK 702 P32AC-DM
CSX 8... (more)