By J. Bruce Richardson, Corridor Rail Development Corporation; February 3, 2021
Part Six
Amtrak is 50 years old this May. That’s a half century of train operations. Many of us are not aware of the number of Amtrak trains that have come and gone in those decades. Some contributors of Wikipedia have done yeoman’s work compiling lists of past and present Amtrak trains with a plethora of information about each route. Below is an abbreviated part of that work, focusing on Amtrak trains serving the Empire Corridor:
Adirondack
New York City – Montreal
August 1974 to April 1995
Washington, D.C. – Montreal
April 1995 to April 1996
New York City – Montreal
April 1996 to Present
Bear Mountain
New York City – Albany
February 1977 to April 1978
August 1980 to October 1980
April 1981 to Unknown
Capital City Express
Unknown
Catskill
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Cayuga
New York City – Buffalo
Unknown
Central Park
New York City – Albany
Unknown
DeWitt Clinton
New York City – Albany
May 1974 to April 1981
Electric City Express
New York City – Schenectady
April 1981 to Unknown
Empire Service
New York City – Buffalo
May 1971 to May 1975
New York City – Niagara Falls
October 1985 to Present
Empire State Express
New York City – Buffalo
May 1975 to October 1974
New York City – Detroit
October 1974 to April 1976
New York City – Niagara Falls
October 1978 to Unknown
Ethan Allen Express
New York City – Rutland
December 1996 to Present
Half Moon
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Hendrick Hudson
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Henry Hudson
New York City – Albany
May 1974 to April 1981
Hudson Highlander
New York City – Albany
April 1981 to Unknown
Hudson River Express
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Hudson Valley Express
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Knickerbocker
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Lake Shore
New York City – Chicago
May 1971 to January 1972
Lake Shore Limited
New York City/Boston – Chicago
October 1975 to Present
Maple Leaf
New York City – Toronto
April 1981 to Present
Mohawk
New York City – Niagara Falls
April 1986 to Unknown
New York City to Syracuse
Unknown
Niagara Rainbow
New York City – Detroit
April 1976 to January 1979
New York City – Niagara Falls
January 1979 to Unknown
New York City – Toronto
June 1994 to September 1995
Nieuw Amsterdam
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Oneida
New York City – Syracuse
Unknown
Palisades
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Patroon
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Rip Van Winkle
New York City – Albany
April 1981 to Unknown
Salt City Express
New York City – Syracuse
May 1974 to April 1981
Saratogian
New York City – Saratoga Springs
Unknown
Sleepy Hollow
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Spa Express
New York City – Saratoga Springs
Unknown
Spuyten Duyvil
New York City – Albany
Unknown
Storm King
New York City – Albany
April 1981 to Unknown
New York City – Schenectady
Unknown
Washington Irving
New York City – Albany
November 1974 to January 1981
New York City – Schenectady
February 1981 to April 1981
Water Level Express
New York City – Buffalo
May 1974 to January 1978
New York City – Niagara Falls
Unknown
Unnamed Nos. 483/484
Albany – Schenectady
February 1981 to April 1981