In the Fall/Winter 1994/1995 National Timetable, the Niagara Rainbow and Maple Leaf are listed as having the following amenities:
Services On Board the Maple Leaf and Niagara Rainbow
Note—Between Niagara Falls, ON, and Toronto, trains are operated by VIA
Rail Canada in cooperation with Amtrak. Through fares/ticketing available.
Slumbercoach—Trains 62/65 only. New York-Toronto—Reservations
required. Single and double Slumbercoach rooms. First Class Service package
not provided. Accommodations available for occupancy in New York at 9:30 PM.
Coaches—Reservations Required.
Cafe Car—Sandwiches, snacks and beverages.
No Checked Baggage—Passengers may carry hand baggage on board.
My first question is this: Why is the Slumbercoach listed as being in the Niagara Rainbow's consist? I always thought that the sleeper went to Toronto on the International. Were they the same train? If so, when and why did the name change? Was "International" VIA's name, and "Niagara" Amtrak's?
Second question: Wasn't the sleeper a 10/6, not a Slumbercoach? Did it change in 1994 when the Capitol/City/Auto Train went Superliner? I don't remember any of those trains having Slumbercoaches as late as 1994, so where did these spares come from? The Montrealer?
Third question: Didn't one of the Empire trains have checked baggage? (I'm ignoring the Adirondack, which obviously got one later in the 1990s.) If the Maple Leaf and Niagara Rainbow are listed without one, what train was it placed on?
Services On Board the Maple Leaf and Niagara Rainbow
Note—Between Niagara Falls, ON, and Toronto, trains are operated by VIA
Rail Canada in cooperation with Amtrak. Through fares/ticketing available.
Slumbercoach—Trains 62/65 only. New York-Toronto—Reservations
required. Single and double Slumbercoach rooms. First Class Service package
not provided. Accommodations available for occupancy in New York at 9:30 PM.
Coaches—Reservations Required.
Cafe Car—Sandwiches, snacks and beverages.
No Checked Baggage—Passengers may carry hand baggage on board.
My first question is this: Why is the Slumbercoach listed as being in the Niagara Rainbow's consist? I always thought that the sleeper went to Toronto on the International. Were they the same train? If so, when and why did the name change? Was "International" VIA's name, and "Niagara" Amtrak's?
Second question: Wasn't the sleeper a 10/6, not a Slumbercoach? Did it change in 1994 when the Capitol/City/Auto Train went Superliner? I don't remember any of those trains having Slumbercoaches as late as 1994, so where did these spares come from? The Montrealer?
Third question: Didn't one of the Empire trains have checked baggage? (I'm ignoring the Adirondack, which obviously got one later in the 1990s.) If the Maple Leaf and Niagara Rainbow are listed without one, what train was it placed on?