Station Data:

Address

525 East Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144

Location

42.64 N, 73.74 W

Elevation

9 m / 30 ft

Population

99,224 (Albany)
9,210 (Rensselaer)

Staff

Staffed

Open Hours

5:00am - 10:00pm  Mo-Fr
5:30am - 10:00pm  SaSu

Building

Built in 2002

Ridership

769,626 (FY2011)

Amtrak Trains:

ADIRONDACK

[ Montreal, QC - Albany, NY - New York, NY ]

BERKSHIRE FLYER

[ New York, NY - Albany, NY - Pittsfield, MA ]

Amtrak's pilot seasonal service, Weekend in summer only

EMPIRE SERVICE

[ Niagara Falls, NY - Buffalo, NY - Albany, NY - New York, NY ]

ETHAN ALLEN EXPRESS

[ Burlington, VT - Rutland, VT - Albany, NY - New York, NY ]

LAKE SHORE LIMITED

[ New York, NY / Boston, MA - Cleveland, OH - Chicago, IL ]

MAPLE LEAF

[ Toronto, ON - Buffalo, NY - Albany, NY - New York, NY ]

Visited on August 13, 2005

Station Building

Inside of the building

Boarding Bridge

Platform (Looking South)

Looking South (Boston, New York)

Looking North (Chicago, Toronto)

Old Station (Just north of new station)

Old Station (Platform Side)

Rensselaer Downtown (Near Station)

Albany Downtown (from Highway)

Visited on July 4, 2006

Albany Downtown (Chestnut Street)

New York State Capitol

Albany-Rensselaer Station (April 1977)

Albany-Rensselaer Station (November 1977)

Albany-Rensselaer Station (March 1978)

Albany-Rensselaer Station (July 1978)

Albany-Rensselaer Station (June 1980)

Amtrak FL9 Locomotive at Albany-Rensselaer Station (October 1991)