A train ride on Amtrak from Penn Station will get you to Syracuse station in 6 hours and 9 minutes with only 11 stops. Being one of the country’s most populated transit stations on a regular basis, Penn Station is littered with places to eat and shop before you catch your train. Make sure to enjoy the station and all it has to offer as best you can. Once aboard Amtrak, you will be taken on a scenic tour of upstate New York through Yonkers, Croton-Harmon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, Hudson, Albany-Rensselaer, Schenectady, Amsterdam, Utica, and Rome.