Around 6 p.m., the train rolled into the Amtrak station in Albany, and the conductor announced we would be stopping there until 7:40 so a train from Ontario could connect to ours. The café car closed a few minutes before the stop, and it wouldn’t reopen until we were running again.
The extended stop was frustrating, as I was eager to get back to Manhattan. Plus, the lights and AC weren’t on most of the stop, so it got hot and stuffy on board.
While we were stopped, most passengers got out to wander around the platform. I used the time to grab some food from a restaurant at the station.
After I ate a subpar chicken wrap, a bag of Skinny Pop, and a granola bar, I spent the rest of the hour walking back and forth across the platform.
I was happy to walk around after sitting for so long, but I would have liked the option to nap on a row of seats, as I did on my journey to Rochester. My time in the coach seating was looking better and better as time went on.
