Adirondack (train)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  (Redirected from Adirondack (Amtrak))
Jump to: navigation, search
Adirondack (train)
Amtrak GE Genesis P42 166 at Saratoga Springs.jpg
Info
First service August 6, 1974
Current operator(s) Amtrak
Route
Start New York, NY
End Montreal, QC
Distance travelled 381 miles (613 km)
Train number(s) 68, 69
On-board services
Class(es) Coach class
Catering facilities Cafe/Lounge car
Technical
Rolling stock 1 P42DC/P32AC-DM Engine
1 Amfleet Cafe/Lounge car
4 Amfleet Coach class cars
Track owner(s) MNCR, CSXT, CP/D&H, and CN

The Adirondack is a passenger train operated daily by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal. The trip takes approximately 11 hours to cover a published distance of 381 miles (613 km), traveling through the scenic Hudson Valley and the Adirondack Mountains.[1] The Adirondack operates as Train 68 towards New York, and as 69 from New York to Montreal.

The Adirondack service is financed by the New York State Department of Transportation. The Adirondack service suffers from numerous delays along the route because almost none of the trackage is owned by Amtrak. The on-time performance of the route averaged 62.7% for the year ending February 2009. According to Amtrak, 47.4% of the train delay was due to track- and signal-related problems, especially along the Delaware & Hudson (CP Rail) segment.[2]

Contents

[edit] Route details

The Adirondack operates over Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CSX Transportation, Metro-North Railroad, and Amtrak rails:

Note: From 1974 to 1986, the Adirondack used CP Rail's Windsor Station. Also, until 1991, it used Grand Central Terminal in New York.

[edit] Station stops

State/Province Town/City Station Connections
Québec Montréal Gare Centrale AMT: Deux-Montagnes Line, Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line
STM: 36, 61, 74, 75, 168, Orange Metro line
VIA Rail: The Chaleur, The Corridor, The Ocean, The Saguenay, The Abitibi
Saint-Lambert Saint-Lambert AMT: Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line
RTL: 1, 6, 55, 106
VIA Rail: The Corridor, The Ocean, The Chaleur
New York Rouses Point Rouses Point none
Plattsburgh Plattsburgh
Port Kent Port Kent (seasonal) Lake Champlain Transportation: seasonal ferry service to Burlington, Vermont
Westport Westport none
Port Henry Port Henry
Ticonderoga Fort Ticonderoga The Ticonderoga Ferry: ferry service to Shoreham, Vermont
Whitehall Whitehall none
Fort Edward Fort Edward-Glens Falls Amtrak: Ethan Allen Express
Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs Amtrak: Ethan Allen Express
CDTA: NX Northway Xpress, 471, 472, 474
Schenectady Schenectady Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
Rensselaer Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
CDTA: NX Northway Express, 14, 15, 24
Hudson Hudson Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf
Rhinecliff Rhinecliff-Kingston Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf
Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf
City of Poughkeepsie Transit: Main Street
Dutchess County LOOP: Apple Valley Commuter Train Connection, Hyde Park Commuter Train Connection
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Croton-on-Hudson Croton-Harmon Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf
Bee-Line: 10, 11, 14
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
Yonkers Yonkers Amtrak: Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Maple Leaf (Amtrak/VIA)
Bee-Line: 6, 9, 25, 32, 91 (seasonal service)
Metro-North Railroad: Hudson Line
New York Water Taxi
New York City Penn Station Amtrak: Acela Express, Cardinal, Carolinian, Crescent, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, Keystone Service, Lake Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, 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
PATH trains to Jersey City and Hoboken
NYC Subway: 1, 2, 3, A, C, E
NYC Transit buses: M10, M16, M20, M34, Q32

[edit] Consist and Equipment

The Adirondack operates year-round with Amtrak P42DC & P32AC-DM units and Amfleet I equipment. A typical consist will include:

  • 1 P42DC/P32AC-DM locomotive
  • 1 Amfleet I Cafe/lounge car
  • 4 Amfleet I 'coachclass' cars

The Adirondack, unlike other Empire Service trains and the Maple Leaf, does not offer business class seating.

[edit] Proposed high-speed line

There is a proposal for a Montreal—New York City high-speed train. On October 6, 2005, the Albany Times-Union reported that New York Governor George Pataki and Quebec Premier Jean Charest "called for the creation of high-speed rail service between Montreal and New York City as a way to boost the regional economy during the third Quebec-New York Economic Summit [on October 4]".

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Official rail service page". http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Vertical_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1080842092695&ssid=134. 
  2. ^ Amtrak Route on-time performance for Adirondack service

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Amtrak routes
California
Midwest
Northeast
Northwest
South
West
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_(train)"