STUNNING ride on Amtrak Empire Service

If you watched some of my earlier videos, you might remember when I saw part of the Hudson River from an MTA train in the New York City metro area. That ride was gorgeous in its own right. It turns out however, I can take Amtrak even further, and when I did this, that ride got better the further away I got from the city as hills turned into mountains. This video is the return trip since I was able to snag a river viewing window seat unlike on the original trip. I filmed all the way from Albany-Rensselaer station until third rail electrification began. This trip so far was the most geologically interesting ride I have taken in the Northeast United States. Enjoy!
0:00 I leave Albany-Rensselaer Station
7:09 I start paralleling the river
21:00 I enter/leave Hudson, NY
23:30 Some larger mountains come into view
26:30 Panoramic views of a mountain range
46:45 I enter/leave Rhinecliff, NY
50:00 Skies start to darken
1:00:08 I enter MTA territory in Poughkeepsie, NY/ Leave Poughkeepsie, NY
1:15:30 The valley gets steeper
1:23:56 The US Military Academy appears in view
1:24:30 The US Military Academy disappears from view
1:27:00 The valley appears again
1:29:13 A cool looking suspension bridge comes into view
1:32:43 The valley gets shallower, rain and thunderstorms start to approach