What to Know
- Amtrak service connecting New York City and Montreal will resume next month, more than two years after the pandemic prevented trains from crossing the shared border between the United States and Canada.
- The reopening of Amtrak’s Adirondack Line follows last fall’s resumption of trains between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, which was also closed due to COVID-19 concerns.
- It has been much more difficult to relaunch service between New York and Montreal.
NEW YORK — Amtrak service connecting New York City and Montreal will resume next month, more than two years after the pandemic prevented trains from crossing the shared border between the United States and Canada.
The reopening of Amtrak’s Adirondack Line follows last fall’s resumption of trains between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, which was also closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Last summer, Amtrak reopened full service on the Maple Leaf Line, which links New York City and Ontario, Canada.
It has been much more difficult to relaunch service between New York and Montreal.
“The years-old closure of the Adirondack Line has been economically detrimental to many of the communities along its route,” said US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
Towns and cities along the route, one of the most scenic corridors served by Amtrak, have relied on train service to bring tourists to their communities, officials said.
The Adirondack Line had nearly 118,000 riders during the fiscal year before the pandemic, an increase of more than 5% from the previous year, according to a statement issued jointly by Gillibrand and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, also from New York.
