Adirondack (train)

Template:Infobox Amtrak The Adirondack is a passenger train operated daily by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal, Quebec. The trip takes approximately 10 hours through the scenic Hudson Valley and the Adirondack Mountains. The price of a one way ticket between New York City and Montreal is USD $62 (as of 2005), which makes it the cheapest (and the longest) travel option.

Route details

The tracks used were originally part of the New York Central Railroad and Delaware and Hudson Railroad systems. The following lines are used:

• Napierville Junction Railway (D&H), Montreal to Rouses Point
• New York and Canada Railroad (D&H), Rouses Point to Whitehall
• Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad (D&H), Whitehall to Saratoga Springs
• Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad (D&H), Saratoga Springs to Schenectady
• New York Central Railroad, Schenectady to Albany
• Hudson River Railroad (NYC), Albany to New York City

• Note: The Delaware & Hudson track is now a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway. For more information, see Delaware and Hudson Railway.

Station stops

The Adirondack runs as train 68 southbound and trains 69 (weekdays) and 71 (weekends) northbound. It makes the following station stops:

State or Province	Milepost	City	Station
Quebec		Montreal	Gare Centrale
		Saint-Lambert	Saint-Lambert
New York		Rouses Point	Rouses Point
		Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh
		Port Kent	Port Kent
		Westport	Westport
		Port Henry	Port Henry
		Ticonderoga	Ticonderoga
		Whitehall	Whitehall
		Fort Edward	Fort Edward-Glens Falls
		Saratoga Springs	Saratoga Springs
		Schenectady	Schenectady
		Rensselaer	Albany-Rensselaer
		Hudson	Hudson
		Rhinecliffe	Rhinecliff-Kingston
		Poughkeepsie	Poughkeepsie
		Croton-on-Hudson	Croton-Harmon
		Yonkers	Yonkers
		New York City	Pennsylvania Station

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External links

• Amtrak - Adirondack
• Photos from a journey on the Adirondack from Montreal to New York in July 2005
• Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce
• Champlain Shores Visitors & Convention Bureau

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