Rail
Amtrak has several routes servicing the stations of the Capital District. The Adirondack (north to Montreal, Quebec and south to the city of New York), Empire Service (west to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, south to New York), Ethan Allen Express (northeast to Rutland, Vermont and south to New York), Maple Leaf (west to Toronto and south to New York), and the Lake Shore Limited (at Albany-Rensselaer separate routes from Boston and New York merge to one train west to Chicago, on way east one train splits to two, one east to Boston another south to New York). Amtrak stations in the region are:
Fort Edward-Glens Falls Rail Station- Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station in Rensselaer County
- Schenectady Amtrak Station in Schenectady County
- Saratoga Springs Amtrak Station in Saratoga County
- Fort Edward-Glens Falls Amtrak Station in Washington County
- Hudson Amtrak Station in Columbia County
- Amsterdam Amtrak Station in Montgomery County
- Whitehall Amtrak Station in Washington County
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