First Train Of The Year. Amtrak Train 63 (Maple Leaf) was the first Empire Service departure from New York Penn Station on January 1, 2023. A mechanical problem with P42DC 108 (50th Anniversary, Phase VI) resulted in P32AC-DM 715 (Phase III) being added to the consist, which is also unusual with the cafe car up front. The train is seen passing through Manhattan in a section of the Empire Corridor that is well below street level.