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The CN ine used to reach the uS borderr splits at Cantic. The Rouses Point line used by the ADIRONDACK heads west (and slightly southh) there to reach the CPKC junction at Rouses Point. The "mainline" goes east over the Richelieu River and a bit south to cross the border at East Alburgh, VT...

The ADIRONDACK shares no track mileage with the remote VIA services. Those trains run into the Laurentian Mountains on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. The Amtrak service(s) are South Shore to the Victoria Bridge into Gare Central. The CN line to the border has a mix of welded and jointed...

Update from ESPA which clarifies the reasons for the pending ADIRONDACK suspension. Amtrak confirmed in a Press Statement issued May 9, 2024, that Adirondack Route service between Saratoga Springs, NY & Montreal, QC is being suspended from Monday, May 20 through Sunday, June 30 to accommodate...

Rider reports are widely circulating today that Amtrak is suspending the ADIRONDACK again, this time from May 20 to June 30. Service is apparently continuing as far north as Saratoga Springs. I emphasize that at present this is just a report of notices riders received. There is still no formal...

I'm fascinated by the reference to Flex +. What is the difference?

Substantial lengthening/addition of new passing tracks is required by the understanding with CSX to implement this project. Speeds on tangents will be raised to 79mph. Considerible work will be done to further improve Sprngfield Union Station including an added high-levl platform and upgrading...

VIA seems to have removed its actual menus(!) Here is their link to meal service details. https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan/onboard-train/meals

The southbound today (April 14) has been essentially on time including through the derailment zone.