Albany-Rensselear, NY (Amtrak's Empire Service, Adirondak, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf and Lake Shore Limited) - Photos Page 7

A sign with an arrow for the Rensselaer Rail Station in the community

Looking across to the end of the station pedestrian bridge over the island platform

Looking across to the New York Section of the Lake Shore Limited

The front Amfleet Is of the New York section of the Lake Shore Limited, it will loose its locomotive, the Boston section will back onto it

Looking down on the Viewliner Sleepers of the Lake Shore Limited stopped in the station

Looking down on the space (with containers) where a 4th track will eventually go, improving reliability

Multiple entrance signs and the entrance arch to the station

Heritage Diner #8528 on the Lake Shore Limited

The Viewliner Sleepers have prime platform space on the New York section of the Lake Shore Limited

Looking down on the extra space for the new potential track at Albany

The little door is opened in the Heritage dining car of the Lake Shore Limited

Passengers head down the normally No passengers beyond this point ramp to head towards most coaches and the Boston section of the Lake Shore Limited

Amfleet I #25040, the rearmost coach on the now combined Lake Shore Limited is the only one to platform

Looking out at the low-level platform area and a gravel pit in the area where the fromer station once was

The long low-level platform, now with a tactile warning strip for the very long Lake Shore Limited

Heritage P42 #156 leads the southbound Vermonter

Stepping off the New York-bound Lake Shore Limited, the two locomotives of the Boston section are on the opposite track

Looking down at the southern end of the platform, three trains are in the station, one for Boston, two for New York

Inside the station, passenger baggage screening is going on in a pop-up

Passengers are directed to a spot luggage search