From west of Syracuse to Albany –  US Rail Journeys Series 3 Episode 37

In ‘From west of Syracuse to Albany’ I travel another 150 miles on my journey to New York on the Lakeshore Limited.

Please click on a thumbnail to see the photographs that go with this podcast:

Syracuse:

The William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center is an intermodal  station serving Syracuse and the surrounding area. It also hosts Greyhound Lines, Megabus, and Trailways. In addition there are local and regional busses and taxis.

William F. Walsh is a former mayor of Syracuse and representative in the U.S. Congress.

Syracuse station  is served by the daily round trip of the Lake Shore Limited, two daily Empire Service round trips, and the daily Maple Leaf round trip.

Utica station:

The Boehlert Transportation Center at Union Station is served by Amtrak and the Adirondack Railroad. Sherwood Boehlert is a retired U.S. Representative.

The station is in the Italianate style with a rusticated granite first story and buff brick above. There are thirteen bays across the façade and fifteen on the side elevations. With a brick parapet crowning the building and a large clock flanked by eagle sculptures over the main entrance it is most impressive.

Inside there is a restaurant and a barber shop. There are twelve large benches, with heating by steam pipes.

Eight Amtrak trains use the station daily: two on the Lake Shore Limited, four on the Empire Service, and two on the Maple Leaf. The Adirondack Railroad operates a heritage railway with a seasonal service terminating in Tupper Lake.

Schenectady:

Schenectady station dates from in 2018 and hosts five Amtrak routes. The Lake Shore Limited, the Empire Service, the Maple Leaf,  the Ethan