Rensselaer Launces Ambassador Program at the Joseph L. Bruno Amtrak Train Station
Rensselaer Launces Ambassador Program at the Joseph L. Bruno Amtrak Train Station
(Rensselaer, NY – October 22, 2025) Amtrak's Albany-Rensselaer (ALB) station is the ninth busiest in the Amtrak network, with recent ridership figures of approximately 899,048 passengers in Fiscal Year 2024. This high volume is largely due to the station’s role as a major transportation hub in New York State’s Capital Region with connecting routes to New York City, Boston, Montreal, Buffalo and Chicago.
In an effort to assist the many travelers that visit the Joseph L. Bruno Albany Rensselaer Amtrak Train Station the City of Rensselaer has launched an Ambassador Program with permission from CDTA, the managers of the train station. Each weekday a City of Rensselaer Ambassador will be at the Train Station to talk with travelers and to hand out the City of Rensselaer Visitor Guide. The Ambassadorship is funded through the NYS Education Departments Adult Career & Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) Program and the Visitor Guide was developed with support from two longstanding Rensselaer Businesses: Zappala Block / Ace Hardware, doing business since 1922; and Thorpe Electric, family owned and operated since 1955. The brochure shares information about Rensselaer’s history and highlights Places of Intertest, Restaurants, Shops, Salons and other things to do in Rensselaer.
For more information about this important initiative call the Rensselaer Planning Department at 518-462-4839 or visit www.rensselaerplanning.com.
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“Rensselaer has many assets in our community that would be of interest to travelers,” said Michael Stammel, Mayor of Rensselaer. “Having an ambassador at the train station and a Visitors Guide about our city is one of the many ways we are getting the word out about the great things in Rensselaer,” concluded Stammel.
“This is one of the more unique employment opportunities we offer and I am excited about the customer service and tourism experiences that the Ambassador Program is offering to our participants,” added MaryBeth Schneider of the NYS Chief Disability Office and the NYS Department of Labor Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions.
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