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Weekend travelers and hybrid workers helped fuel an Amtrak ridership surge even as commuter rails like Metro-North continue to struggle.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Saratoga Chamber and members of the state Legislature hosted a press conference Friday morning announcing their intent to press the New York and Vermont Departments of Transportation for an earlier reopening of the Amtrak train station. Present at the conference were representatives of the New York Racing Association, Rivers Casino, and the Empire State Passenger Association (ESPA). The gathering was the first time the train station had been opened in over a...

50 years later, Amtraks future is suddenly bright FacebookTwitterEmail 1of20 Amtrak Turboliner Train at Rensselaer Station, New York. July 22, 1976 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of20 A New York City destined Amtrak train waits at the Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak station on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Rensselaer, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of20 4of20 Interior of Amtrak Turbo Train. Rensselaer. July 23, 1976 ...

On the verge of its 50th anniversary, the outlook for Amtrak has brightened considerably. The passenger railroad has received federal support to restore daily service on a dozen long-distance routes, order new locomotives and passenger cars, and extend services on existing routes, members of the rail advocacy group Empire State Passengers Association (ESPA) were told at their annual meeting this past weekend. Because of the pandemic, the meeting was held virtually. Among the improvements: T...

Amtrak improvements on deck for Rhinecliff; Vermont service With new administration, rail outlook brightens FacebookTwitterEmail A New York-bound Amtrak train prepares to leave the Albany-Rensselaer train station on Monday Feb. 25, 2019, in Rensselaer, N.Y. Projects to improve passenger flow to the platforms are planned. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union On the verge of its 50th anniversary, the outlook for Amtrak has brightened considerably. The passenger railroad has ...

120-year-old Albany rail bridge gets no state mention Cuomos transportation plan does invest in many other rail, plane, transit systems FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Work crews open the Livingston Avenue Bridge in this photo from 2011. Passenger rail advocates say theyre concerned the 120-year-old bridge could fail, cutting off rail passenger service upstate beyond Rensselaer. (John Carl DAnnibale / Times Union)John Carl DAnnibaleShow MoreShow Less Governor Andrew Cuomo drives FDRs Packard with Mar...