The Empire Corridor is a term used to refer to the approximately 300-mile corridor between Buffalo and Albany, New York, including the cities Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Schenectady. A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... Buffalo, also known as the Queen city, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... Albany is the capital of the state of New York in the United States of America. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Rochester, also known as both The Flower City, and The Flour City, is a city in Monroe County, New York, United States. ... Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse Syracuse is a city located in Onondaga County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 147,306, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117. ... This article is about Utica in New York, USA. For other places with this name, see Utica. ... Schenectady is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, of which it is the county seat. ...

It is also the name of an Amtrak line that serves this corridor. Amtrak is the trademark name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...