Adirondack (train)
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| Adirondack (train) | |
 Adirondack train #69 at Saratoga Springs station. |
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| Info | |
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| Type | Inter-city rail |
| System | Amtrak |
| Termini | New York, NY Albany, NY Montreal, QC |
| Operation | |
| Opened | August 6, 1974 |
| Owner | MNCR; CSXT; D&H; CN (track) |
| Operator(s) | Amtrak |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 381 miles (613 km) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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 & 71 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]
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[edit] Route details
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The Adirondack operates over Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CSX Transportation, Metro-North Railroad, and Amtrak rails:
- CN Saint-Hyacinthe Subdivision, Montreal to Saint-Lambert
- CN Rouses Point Subdivision, Saint-Lambert to Rouses Point
- CP, Rouses Point to Schenectady
- CSX Hudson Subdivision, Schenectady to Poughkeepsie
- Metro-North Hudson Line, Poughkeepsie to Spuyten Duyvil
- Amtrak Empire Connection, Spuyten Duyvil to Penn Station
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
[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
- ^ "Official rail service page". http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Vertical_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1080842092695&ssid=134.
- ^ Amtrak Route on-time performance for Adirondack service [1]
