Amtrak Maple Leaf Question

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pajrr

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Amtrak Maple Leaf Question

Posted by pajrr on Sunday, August 17, 2014 3:24 AM

Hi Everyone, What railroad does the Maple Leaf use between Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY? Is it the former TH&B? Thanks for any assistance you can give.

williamsb

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Posted by williamsb on Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:01 AM

It is CN

oltmannd

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Posted by oltmannd on Sunday, August 17, 2014 7:15 PM

pajrr

Hi Everyone, What railroad does the Maple Leaf use between Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY? Is it the former TH&B? Thanks for any assistance you can give.

I think so - at least up to Bayview Jct.

-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)

Deggesty

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Posted by Deggesty on Sunday, August 17, 2014 7:39 PM

The TH&B did not go to Niagara Falls. It served as the connection between the CP and the NYC, carrying cars between Welland, where it connected with the NYC System line from Buffalo to Detroit and Hamilton, where it connected with the CP. xxx The current Maple Leaf, just as the Lehigh's Maple Leaf, uses only CN tracks between Niagara Falls, Ont., and Toronto, and is operated by VIA.

Johnny