If you're in New York City headed to Albany today, now is a great time to check your Amtrak alerts. The Daily News is reporting structural damage at a parking garage in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen-- which is causing Amtrak to suspend service to Albany.
Surprising but true, in an era when boats plying the Erie Canal was still an efficient way to move cargo, taking a train trip across New York, say from Buffalo to New York City, was quicker at the end of the 1800s than today.
Canadian authorities say they've foiled a major terror plot targeting Amtrak service between Toronto and New York City with the help of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security.