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On April 7, 1991, all Amtrak Empire Service trains started using the new Empire Connection into Penn Station, New York.

Prior to that change, all passenger trains from Albany and beyond went into Grand Central Terminal which forced passengers going beyond New York to transfer via shuttle bus, taxicab or via the New York City Subway to reach Penn Station.

The move also saved Amtrak the expense of operating two stations in New York.