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Maple Leaf (Amtrak/VIA) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maple Leaf (Amtrak/VIA)

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Maple Leaf
Info
Type Inter-city rail
System Amtrak / VIA Rail
Terminals New York City
Toronto, Ontario
Operation
Opened October 29, 1977
Owner CN, CSX, Metro-North (track)
Operator(s) Amtrak
Technical
Line length 875 kilometres (544 mi)
Line map
Distance Station
INTa
0 mi (0 km) New York Handicapped/disabled access
HSTACC
14 mi (23 km) Yonkers
HSTACC
32 mi (51 km) Croton-Harmon
HSTACC
73 mi (117 km) Poughkeepsie
HSTACC
88 mi (142 km) Rhinecliff-Kingston
HST
114 mi (183 km) Hudson
ACC
141 mi (227 km) Albany-Rensselaer
ABZrf
Adirondack and Ethan Allen Express to Montreal and Rutland
WBRÜCKE
Hudson River
HSTACC
159 mi (256 km) Schenectady
HST
177 mi (285 km) Amsterdam
HSTACC
237 mi (381 km) Utica
HSTACC
250 mi (402 km) Rome
ACC
291 mi (468 km) Syracuse
HSTACC
370 mi (595 km) Rochester
HSTACC
431 mi (694 km) Buffalo-Depew
ABZlf
Lake Shore Limited to Chicago
HSTACC
437 mi (703 km) Buffalo-Exchange St.
ACC
460 mi (740 km) Niagara Falls
WBRÜCKE+GRENZE
US/Canada border
HSTACC
462 mi (743 km) Niagara Falls
HSTACC
473 mi (761 km) St. Catharines
HST
488 mi (785 km) Grimsby
HSTACC
512 mi (824 km) Aldershot
HSTACC
523 mi (842 km) Oakville
ACCe
544 mi (875 km) Toronto

The Maple Leaf is a 875-kilometre (544 mi) passenger train route operated jointly by VIA Rail and Amtrak from New York City's Pennsylvania Station to Toronto's Union Station via Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. The train travels during the day and takes approximately 12 hours for the 875-kilometre (544 mi) journey. Around two hours of this is required for border controls at Niagara Falls. Amtrak rolling stock is used exclusively although staffed by VIA while in Canada. A change of locomotive is made at Albany.

East of the border crossing, the line is shared with Empire Service trains.

The original Maple Leaf passenger train was a Grand Trunk Western Railroad service between Chicago, Illinois and Toronto, Ontario. The trains terminated or originated at Chicago's Dearborn Station and Toronto's Union Station and ran on a route through Stratford, Ontario, Port Huron, Flint, Lansing, and Battle Creek, Michigan and South Bend, Indiana. The route between Chicago and Port Huron is still served by Amtrak trains 365 and 364 now called the Blue Water service.

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[edit] Route details

The Empire Service operates over Canadian National Railway, CSX Transportation, Metro-North Railroad, and Amtrak trackage:

[edit] Station stops

State/Province Town/City Station Connections
New York New York City Penn Station Amtrak: Acela Express, Adirondack, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Lake Shore Limited, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Regional, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Vermonter
LIRR: Main Line, Port Washington Branch
NJ Transit: North Jersey Coast Line, Northeast Corridor Line, Gladstone Branch, Montclair-Boonton Line, Morristown Line
NYC Subway: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E
NYC Transit buses: M10, M16, M20, M34, Q32
Yonkers Yonkers Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express
Bee-Line: 1C, 1T, 1W, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23, 32, 91
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Croton-on-Hudson Croton-Harmon Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited
Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express
City of Poughkeepsie Transit: Main Street
Dutchess County LOOP: Apple Valley Commuter Train Connection, Hyde Park Commuter Train Connection
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Rhinecliff Rhinecliff-Kingston Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express
Hudson Hudson Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express
Rensselaer Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited
CDTA: NX Northway Express, 14, 15, 24
Schenectady Schenectady Amtrak: Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited
Amsterdam Amsterdam Amtrak: Empire Service
Utica Utica Union Station Adirondack Scenic Railroad: to Thendara, New York
Amtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited
CENTRO: 15, 31
Rome Rome Amtrak: Empire Service
Syracuse Syracuse Amtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited
CENTRO: 16, 48, 50, 60, 62, 70, 82, 236, 246, 250
Rochester Rochester Amtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited
Depew Buffalo-Depew Amtrak: Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited
Buffalo Buffalo-Exchange Street Station Amtrak: Empire Service, Thruway Motorcoach to Jamestown, New York
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls Amtrak: Empire Service
Ontario Niagara Falls Niagara Falls VIA Rail: The Corridor
St. Catharines St. Catharines VIA Rail: The Corridor
Grimsby Grimsby VIA Rail: The Corridor
Aldershot Aldershot GO Transit: Lakeshore East Bus Service, Lakeshore West Train and Bus Service
Burlington Transit: 1
VIA Rail: The Corridor
Oakville Oakville GO Transit: Lakeshore East Train Service, Lakeshore West Train and Bus Service, Oakville Hwy 403 Bus Service, Oakville Hwy 407 Bus Service
Oakville Transit: 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 180, 190, 200
VIA Rail: The Corridor
Toronto Union Station GO Transit: Bolton Train Service, Barrie - Bradford Train and Bus Service, Brampton Trinity Common Train Service, Georgetown Train Service, Hamilton QEW Bus Service, Lakeshore East Train and Bus Service, Lakeshore West Train and Bus Service, Milton Train and Bus Service, Orangeville Train and Bus Service, Port Berry Train Service, Richmond Hill Train and Bus Service, Stouffville Train and Bus Service, Sutton Bus Service
Ontario Northland Railway: Northlander
TTC: Yonge-University-Spadina Line, 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina
VIA Rail: The Canadian, The Corridor

[edit] Future

The Maple Leaf crosses the Niagara River via the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, but the owners of the bridge (the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission) are reportedly considering abandonment of its rail deck unless rail users pay for imminently necessary repairs. The Maple Leaf is currently the only user of this bridge, as CN funnels its traffic over the International Railway Bridge. There is no viable alternative for the Maple Leaf as the Michigan Central Railway Bridge is abandoned and the International Railway Bridge does not easily connect to the Niagara Falls VIA station. Thus, abandonment of the rail deck of the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge will mean an end to the Maple Leaf.

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