New York: Empire Corridor rail improvements in the works

By Eric Anderson, Albany Times-Union; September 6, 2018

Commuters along the Empire Corridor will see some improvements as work progresses on improvements at Penn Station, the new Schenectady rail station nears completion, and Amtrak prepares to update its diesel locomotive fleet.

On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans for new entrances to Penn Station intended to ease crowding. Amtrak’s Empire Service returned to Penn at the beginning of the week, following a summer-long diversion to Grand Central Terminal so that tracks and a bridge could be repaired and upgraded.

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