Terms of Amtrak’s lease of track from CSX
RENSSELAER — The lease agreement that CSX Transportation and Amtrak reached gives Amtrak control over an 85-mile stretch of CSX-owned track stretching from Poughkeepsie to just west of Schenectady,...
View ArticleFeds advance Amtrak control of corridor
Federal regulators have cleared the way for Amtrak to take control of nearly 95 miles of the Empire Corridor, leasing it from CSX Transportation and giving the passenger railroad control of everything...
View ArticleSnow Train adds an extra Saturday trip
The Snow Train will offer an extra trip on Saturdays when it resumes operation on Jan. 11, 2013, the Saratoga & North Creek Railway announced Wednesday. The Snow Train will operate every Friday,...
View ArticleProof ignoring a railroad crossing is not a good idea
If you’ve ever been tempted to ignore the signal at a railroad crossing, this viral video will give you the shivers. A bicyclist tries to zip past the barriers only to come within inches of being...
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The Saratoga and North Creek Railway has swiftly turned its Polar Express trip into a family holiday tradition. It is part of steady business built since the railway launched in July 2011. A kickoff...
View ArticleNew Schenectady train station on track for 2017
Q: When will the ground be broken for the new Schenectady Amtrak Train Station? The new station, when and if it will be built, will replace the old 1970s station with a classical station that will be a...
View ArticlePublic gets to sound off on high-speed rail plans
Albany The public is getting its first look at four alternatives for improving passenger rail service along the state’s Empire Corridor that runs from New York City to Niagara Falls. The alternatives...
View ArticleWork on passenger rail projects to start this spring
Schenectady Construction work on several major passenger rail projects should get under way this spring, two Department of Transportation officials told members of the Empire State Passengers...
View ArticleA bus-train connecting Troy with Amtrak in Rensselaer?
Troy-based writer-publicist Duncan Crary has posted an interesting idea on his Facebook page: Why not use a hybrid of a bus and rail car to carry passengers between downtown Troy and the...
View ArticleRail bikes would open up High Peaks region
Tourists would be able to see parts of the Adirondack High Peaks this summer from a stretch of track that’s been largely inaccessible to the public, according to Renegade Railriders. The company on...
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