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Daily grind from Albany to Manhattan

Close to one million passengers ride Amtrak's Empire Service between Albany and Manhattan every year. But only a fraction do it five days a week, round-trip, as part of their daily commute.

"It's a little group I hang out with on the train," said AnneMarie Bologna, 25, of the Albany-Manhattan commuters she travels with daily.

"We all sit in the same seats every day," said Bologna,...

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