This was the every day scene back then, and this was my favorite scene... Amtrak trains were mostly Phase IV, but a fair amount of Phase III was still left. The Heritage coaches are former Clocker... (more)

The last Empire Service train of the day heads out of town and catches the last rays of the sun near scenic High Falls.

Back when Amtrak's Empire Service trains were still named, the Empire State Express waits at Rensselaer Station after an engine change (from F40PH to FL9) for the trip down the Hudson Line. This ... (more)

3203 horses and an indifferent donkey fill this exposure of the eastbound Empire Service Train 286 in morning light.

Amtrak 286 resumes track speed after a speed restriction.

Amtrak 286 accelerates away from a speed restriction where a derailment took place a few days earlier.

Amtrak's Empire Service train 286 passes a bad order covered hopper set off by an eastbound freight a few hours earlier.

Amtrak train 286 rounds the curve and slows down to make a station stop at the Amsterdam Amtrak station.