Empire Service (Amtrak)

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Amtrak's Empire Service trains provide frequent daily service along the 460-mile (740 km) Empire Corridor between New York City and Niagara Falls, New York. The route was formerly the Water Level Route of the New York Central Railroad to Buffalo and then the former Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad. One train, known as the Maple Leaf, continues beyond Niagara Falls to Toronto.

Station stops

Eastbound Empire Service trains receive even numbers between 238 and 288; westbound trains are numbered between 251 and 287. Many trains only run between New York and Albany. The following station stops are made:

New York

Empire Service should not be confused with the Empire Builder, which operates between Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington or Portland, Oregon.

Predecessor Amtrak trains

These trains are now known simply as Empire Service but used to be known by the following names:

Bear Mountain NYP - ALB (Replaced by Empire Service)
Capital City Express
Catskill
Cayuga
DeWitt Clinton
Electric City Express Schenectady, NY - NYP
Empire State Express NYP - Niagara Falls, NY
Hendrick Hudson NYP - Albany, New York
Henry Hudson
Hudson Highlander NYP - Albany, New York
Hudson River Express
Hudson Valley Express
Hudson Valley Service
Knickerbocker NYP - Albany, New York
Mohawk NYP - Syracuse, New York
Niagara Rainbow NYP - Niagara Falls, NY - Montreal
Nieuw Amsterdam
Oneida
Palisades NYP - Albany, New York
Rip Van Winkle
Salt City Express
Saratogian
Sleepy Hollow
Spuyten Duyvil
Storm King Schenectady, NY - NYP
Washington Irving NYP - Schenectady, NY
Water Level Express NYP - Niagara Falls, NY

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Acela Express - Adirondack - Auto Train - Capitol Limited - Cardinal - Carolinian - Crescent - Downeaster - Empire Service - Ethan Allen Express - Keystone Service - Lake Shore Limited - Maple Leaf - Metroliner - Palmetto - Pennsylvanian - Regional - Silver Meteor - Silver Star - Vermonter

External links

[Amtrak - Empire Service]

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