Comments on: Amtrak’s Maple Leaf runs from New York City to Toronto in Canada and vise versa, transporting passengers who are going for all sorts of reasons – business, vacation and more. With the dropping amount of customers on the train specifically in the portion running in Canada, the train may be taken off of Amtrak’s schedule or run less frequently. Currently, there is 1 run in each direction daily of the Maple Leaf. The Maple Leaf is also 1 of only 3 Amtrak invaders into the territory of Canada, leaving it a fairly unique opportunity to be able to catch one. Here, P42DC 174 is on point of now VIA 98 crossing into Canada from the USA across the Niagara River in Niagara Falls.

By: smithgl

smithgl — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:45:31 +0000

Nice shot but one nit-pick… only Amtrak crews run on the bridge, so this would technically still be Amtrak 63 – it will become VIA 98 once departing Niagara Falls, ON.

By: Hiawatha Pete

Hiawatha Pete — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:56:58 +0000

For what its worth, the folks at Southwestern Ontario Transportation Alliance seem to be of the consensus that there won’t be any further cuts to train service in Ontario:
http://www.swota.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Network-Southwest-Report.pdf. Sad that the best we can currently hope for is to “hold the line” while the US is building a new station in & increasing the speed & frequency of service to Niagara Falls: http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/niagara-county/2014/06/09/ground-breaking-niagara-falls-train-station/10254267/ Regards, Pete

By: Maxim

Maxim — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 11:41:05 +0000

It’s not really stated information, it’s just what some railfans assume will happen.

By: Hiawatha Pete

Hiawatha Pete — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 04:56:47 +0000

Regarding reference to possible schedule changes to the Maple Leaf, where did you get this information? The only official document I could find regarding changes to the Maple Leaf was one from 2012 stating Amtrak’s & VIA’s intent to take over the bridge once CN abandoned it:
http://ebtc.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/AMTRAK-Internation-Operations-to-Canada.pdf
Sources would be helpful. Pete