Memorial Day Empire Service Amtrak 283 (New York, NY to Niagara Falls, NY) rolls West in golden light and a colorful "Connecting America for 50 years" heritage leads.

Yup, This Is Manhattan. Occasionally, Amtrak's diesel fleet of P42s will be employed in Empire Service in place of Phase III painted P32 dual-modes on trains to New York's Penn Station, and... (more)

Amtrak "Empire Service" Train 283 heads west through Fonda, NY on a nice, summer afternoon.

Amtrak Empire Service Train 283 heads west along the Mohawk River on the old NYC "Water Level Route" at Yosts, NY, passing New York State Barge Canal Lock 19 (seen on the far right).