Amtrak’s train, the Adirondack, is a great ride. It runs daily between New York’s Penn Station and Gare Centrale in Montreal. And because today’s topic is food, I cannot resist noting that a fabulous bakery is located right there in the station. Bienvenue! The trip takes about 11 hours and if you’re looking for…
I’ve noted here several times that I think that the Cardinal is the most scenic of Amtrak’s eastern trains. OK, now I’ll qualify that and say, for the number of days that the Fall colors are at their peak, the most scenic train in Amtrak’s system is the Adirondack. This train, which runs daily in…
I had an inquiry recently about the types of sleeping cars used by VIA Rail Canada on their the long-distance trains. There isn’t a short answer because VIA has two very different kinds of sleeping cars–the classic stainless steel beauties and what they call their “Renaissance” equipment (shown above) that’s used on the Ocean, VIA’s overnight…
It was probably 20 years ago, perhaps even more, when I rode an Amtrak train called The Montrealer, from New York up to Montreal. I remember the trip particularly because it was an overnight ride and I, in my sleeping car roomette, was awakened in the middle of the night by a series of jerks…