Hochul: Amtrak to Restore Full Empire Service (NYC–Albany) by Early March — Metro-North to Albany Put on Hold
Governor Kathy Hochul says Amtrak will restore every suspended or combined Empire Service train between New York Penn Station and Albany–Rensselaer starting in early March—reversing proposed multi-year reductions tied to the East River Tunnel project. Nearly three million New Yorkers use the state-supported route each year, and Hochul argues riders shouldn’t “suffer disproportionately” during regional…