Maple Leaf (train)

Maple Leaf

The Maple Leaf crosses the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, in 1983.
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Locale	New York State/Golden Horseshoe region, Ontario
Predecessor	Ontarian
First service	April 26, 1981
Current operator(s)	Amtrak (within US) Via Rail (within Canada)
Annual ridership	452,711 (Toronto–Albany, FY23) 17.6%[a][1][b]
Route
Termini	Toronto, Ontario New York City, New York
Distance travelled	544 miles (875 km)
Average journey time	12 1⁄2 hours[c]
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	63, 64 (Amtrak) 97, 98 (Via)
On-board services
Class(es)	Coach Class Business Class
Disabled access	All cars, all stations
Catering facilities	Café car
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock	Amfleet coaches
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	44 mph (71 km/h) (avg.) 110 mph (180 km/h) (top)
Track owner(s)	Amtrak, MNRR, CSX, CN, Metrolinx
Route map Legend Canadian to Vancouver Corridor to Quebec City 544 mi 875 km Toronto Corridor to Sarnia 523 mi 842 km Oakville 512 mi 824 km Aldershot Corridor to Windsor 488 mi 785 km Grimsby 473 mi 761 km St. Catharines 462 mi 744 km Niagara Falls, Ontario ON NY Niagara River 461 mi 742 km Niagara Falls, New York 437 mi 703 km Buffalo–Exchange Street Lake Shore Limited to Chicago 431 mi 694 km Buffalo–Depew 370 mi 595 km Rochester 291 mi 468 km Syracuse 250 mi 402 km Rome 237 mi 381 km Utica 177 mi 285 km Amsterdam Adirondack to Montreal Ethan Allen Express to Burlington 159 mi 256 km Schenectady Hudson River 141 mi 227 km Albany–Rensselaer Lake Shore Limited to Boston Berkshire Flyer to Pittsfield 114 mi 183 km Hudson 88 mi 142 km Rhinecliff 73 mi 117 km Poughkeepsie 32 mi 51 km Croton–Harmon 14 mi 23 km Yonkers Pre-1991 route Harlem River New York Grand Central Empire Connection Northeast Corridor to Washington 0 mi New York Penn Station Northeast Corridor to Boston All stations are accessible This diagram: view talk edit

The Maple Leaf is an international passenger train service operated by Amtrak and Via Rail between New York Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Toronto via the Empire Corridor. Daily service is offered in both directions; the 544-mile (875 km) trip takes approximately 12 hours, including two hours for U.S. or Canadian customs and immigration inspection at either Niagara Falls, New York, or Niagara Falls, Ontario. Although the train uses Amtrak rolling stock exclusively, the train is operated by Via Rail crews while in Canada and by Amtrak crews in the United States. Service began in 1981.

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