Empire Service Train 281
Latest status for Amtrak Empire Service Train 281, updated 15:00 on 05/21 (unofficial).
Train Status
- Status: Active
- 11 mi SE of Rome [ROM], 48 mph W
- 191 miles E of Niagara Falls
- 175 miles N of New York Penn
Progress Tracker
- NYP, departed 10:20 ET, on time.
- CRT, departed 11:08, 7 min. late.
- POU, departed 11:49, 6 min. late.
- RHI, departed 12:08, 8 min. late.
- HUD, departed 12:30, 5 min. late.
- ALB, departed 13:15, on time.
- SDY, departed 13:39, on time.
- AMS, departed 13:58, 1 min. late.
- UCA, departed 14:56, 1 min. late.
- ROM, est. arrival 15:11, on time.
- SYR, est. arrival 16:02, on time.
- ROC, est. arrival 17:28, on time.
- BUF, est. arrival 18:34, on time.
- BFX, est. arrival 18:55, on time.
- NFL, est. arrival 19:31, 4 min. early.
Position Updates
- 15:00 - 11 mi SE of Rome [ROM], 48 mph W
- 14:54 - 13 mi SE of Rome [ROM], 0 mph
- 14:48 - 6 mi E of Utica [UCA], 78 mph NW
- 14:45 - 10 mi SE of Utica [UCA], 76 mph NW
- 14:39 - 16 mi E of Utica [UCA], 69 mph W
- 14:33 - 22 mi E of Utica [UCA], 70 mph NW
- 14:29 - 26 mi E of Utica [UCA], 76 mph W
- 14:24 - 31 mi E of Utica [UCA], 69 mph N
- 14:18 - 38 mi E of Utica [UCA], 69 mph W
- 14:15 - 40 mi E of Utica [UCA], 49 mph W
- 14:09 - 44 mi E of Utica [UCA], 75 mph W
- 14:03 - 49 mi E of Utica [UCA], 63 mph W
- 14:00 - 51 mi E of Utica [UCA], 38 mph W
- 13:54 - 1 mi SE of Amsterdam [AMS], 69 mph NW
- 13:48 - 7 mi SE of Amsterdam [AMS], 43 mph NW
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Last updated Thursday, 21-May-2026 12:01:09 PDT