Central New York

Travel to Central New York by Rail with Amtrak

Outdoor adventure, historic sites, hands-on museums, sports attractions, homegrown cuisine, craft beverages and festivals galore. Starting points: Amsterdam, Utica and Rome.

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Where the Railroad Meets the Farmer

  August 5, 2020
A train trip through Upstate New York aboard Amtrak takes you past many farms; fields of corn, apple orchards, and dairy cows flashing by outside the window. Yet there is one place along the Empire Corridor where the state’s cornucopia of agricultural abundance comes in direct contact with our intercity passenger rail system - the farmers market at the Utica [...] Continue reading  
Jeff Idelson at a Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. | Photo Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Home Run!

  May 2, 2019

New York By Rail publisher, Tom Martinelli, an avid baseball fan, caught-up with Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

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