New York to Toronto by train
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- New York to Toronto by train on Amtrak & VIA Rail's "Maple Leaf", showing coach class & business class, the cafe car, and scenery along the Hudson & Mohawk rivers and across the Niagara into Canada. For schedule, fares, tickets see www.seat61.com...
I've taken this New York-Toronto train twice now, and covered the Hudson Valley section between New York and Albany on multiple occasions as it's also the way to Chicago and points west. I love it, a relaxing ride on a spacious train with a lot of sights to see - West Point Academy, Bannerman's Island, Storm King Mountain to name just three.
We continued from Toronto to Vancouver and on to Victoria B.C. to see friends. The Toronto-Vancouver video is at • Toronto to Vancouver b...
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Just a reminder that schedule, prices, tips & info for this journey are at www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Trains-from-the-USA-to-Canada
I did Toronto to New York for my wife's milestone birthday as she wanted to fly to New York, but I had other ideas of going by train. For my milestone birthday, we did fly to New York, so we could ride the AMTRAK Vermonter to St Albans. I would recommend both. Nice video Mark.
I loved my trip from Toronto to New York!! So happy that they resumed service this month. Planning another trip for my birthday!
I did that journey years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the memories, and the reminder I need to do it again one day!
Train ride, for me personally, is the better ride to New York than any bus ride.
Thanks for sharing this journey with us. It’s inspired my next holiday. Plus I much prefer train journeys to flying.
This brings back memories of the trips I took to Toronto by train. Thanks for posting. 🚆🚆🚆🚆🚆 Also there are not to many videos of trips from New York to Toronto by Amtrak.
How much for the ticket ?
0:45 The new Tappan Zee Bridge; the old one, built in 1952, was falling apart. I was born/raised in NYC, went to college in Buffalo, and now live in the Hudson Valley, so I really enjoyed this video! I used the derelict Buffalo terminal in 1975, and it was haunted then! But the city of Buffalo has made a great comeback in recent years - downtown, waterfront, public transport. I fly often to Toronto because my company has an office there. It’s just so much faster.
The couches are very broad and the seats look quite comfortable. I would like tro travel with such trains.
They might be old, but they are very comfortable. Modern trains have seats as hard as stone.
Very enjoyable to watch. First time seeing West Point, castle ruins, Mohawk river. I believe the former New York Central called this the 'water table route'. Nicely edited, and only complaint is wish it was longer for train buffs like me. Thank you for 'taking us along' with you.
"The Water Level Route" between NYC and Chicago. From Buffalo, fast sleeper trains like the 20th Century Limited would swing west along the New York Central mainline along the south shore of Lake Erie, then up to hug the southern tip of Lake Michigan into Chicago.
@@terminalcity7102 It was advertised as "The Water Level Route, so you can sleep!" to contrast it with Pennsylvania RRs shorter but much hillier NYC-Chicago route.
Thanks for sharing, I didn't know there's a train ride from Toronto to New York. I'll try the train next visit to New York. Thanks again.
Yes!! It’s a 12 hour ride with a 2 hour custom stop. Took it awhile ago back to New York. Beautiful ride!!
Yup! And I think the Maple Leaf travels up to Montreal
@@brybryguy6314 No. Adirondack goes to Montreal from NY. Far more beautiful than this.
Beautiful scenery
This was a very interesting journey with some magnificent scenery. I think rail travel allows us to see many new and different things and we can appreciate the beauty and the beast of whatever region we are travelling through at the time. I hate flying and only fly if time is a factor. Here in Australia the distances between major cities and towns is quite vast and rail travel is expensive so most people drive or fly. The train in this video is equivalent to first class in our trains here. From this and other videos I have seen I think that Canada and the United States are both beautiful countries and I hope to explore them in the future.
John Undli i wanted to try the Ghan when i was in Sydney. I read about it in the Reader's Digest in the early 80's. When i tried to book one to go to Alice Springs it was too expensive but i should try it once
@@survivorvibe7448 The Ghan is a beautiful train and for a very short time it travelled between Sydney and Alice Springs. Now it leaves Adelaide and travels to Darwin. Unfortunately it is out of reach for most due to the cost. There is no longer a sit up service ( coach ) and the cheapest sleeper fare is approximately $1800. It is a great journey.
Super Fantastic Video!
I missed travelling by this train as this train was cancelled due to railroad issues. Nice to see this video
It is not canceled
It is temporarily suspended between Niagara Falls, NY & Toronto both directions due to Covid-19.
The Mapleleaf train has resumed service between New York City and Toronto.
Very relaxing scenic ride.......
Haven't taken this train yet but did both Vermonter to Montreal and Adirondack back to NY in 2003. It was fabulous !!!
I have done the Maple Leaf and the Vermonter. Recommend both.
THANKS FOR SHARING THIS LOOK FORWARD 2 RIDING ON AMTRAK SOON.
A train connecting two cities I would love to visit! Amtrak and VIA rail certainly chose the right name as the Maple Leaf is the symbol of Canada and Toronto is in Canada!
It's the right name if you're an American. If you're Canadian you'd prefer a name like 'The Eagle' as bald eagles are a symbol of the US and NYC is in the US.
During last summer, they were doing repairs on the Empire Connection that links Penn Station with the Amtrak main line. The Maple Leaf operated out of Grand Central Terminal, which is a million times nicer than Penn Station.
I misread the title as "New York to Tokyo by train"
That would be a long trip.
Thank you for that additional information. I was way off. Appreciate your expertise.
Fun fact, while in Canada. The Maple Leaf is technically a Via Train. The only thing Amtrak is the equipment. Via Crew, Via Operating procedures, Via Train Number (usually 96-97), Even sometimes Via Napkins.
This is a great video! You captured all of the most important and interesting landmarks along the way. This is a great picturesque story of the journey. I definitely want to do this sometime.
Perfect editing!!
Great video and great route! I just from Toronto to Montreal following your advice and it was fantastic. My family and I really enjoyed it!
Thanks so much , great video very informative , will be taking this journey soon as I can with my son .....can't wait ....
I love the madmen reference!
Poughkeepsie...I'm reminded of Popeye Doyle's one-liner in "The French Connection".
0:52 Also where the Sing Sing prison is located where the Rosenbergs were executed.
Drat, forgot that. Saw the prison, railway divides it in two
Nicely edited!
So beautiful.
great ride great scenery 👍
Nicely done video.
Oh cool the new tappan Zee bridge
On my Bucket List
Thank you
Very nice
Nice i missed your videos
Thanks for sharing I am thinking take a day trip
You can also use the AMTRAK Maple Leaf from Toronto to Niagara Falls as a day trip. A great way to travel. Regards from London England.
Veey nice train ride
I've done it once
the sections around Toronto to Hamilton Ontario and New York to Poughkeepsie are actually owned by Passenger rail in between it's pretty much Freight rail Hamilton,ON🇨🇦 to Poughkeepsie Metro-North station via Albany u.s. Canada Border Niagara Falls
what exactly does that mean it is all a train rails it is running on
northernsurferboy Did you read? The tracks between Hamilton, ON and Poughkeepsie, NY (most of the length) are owned by freight railroads, so they are for slow speeds and give freight trains priority, making this a very long trip.
@@afcgeo882 absolutely correct and if you want me to tell you which railroads owns the New York to Poughkeepsie section they're both Amtrak & Metro North towards Grand Central Terminal Metro-North but Penn Station Amtrak since 1991. Before 1991 provided you are able to look at a New York Times online archives. The solution to speed up New York Toronto train travel building a High Speed Line that branches at Albany one becomes New York City Montreal the other one is New York City Toronto via Niagara Falls at Albany
SO NICE...THANKS WITH GOOD WISHES TO U ALL......
I rode AMTRAK's Maple Leaf in the summer of 2012 to Toronto and back.
very nice👍👍👍
Interesting trip
Looks like roomy Amfleet II long haul coaches with leg rests for coach passengers and Business Class in rough riding cafe car.
Yikes. Business class on Amtrak looks like Economy class on Via.
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Amtrak business class is usually just a little bit more expensive than Coach. You get a wider seat, a newspaper, and some complimentary snacks.
I prefer Coach on AMTRAK.
Love how much leg room there is, wish the airlines had the same or that the trains were much faster and could compete with the airlines better.
Amtrak has amazing leg room.
The leg room is great, but this journey takes 12-13 hours by train or 50 minutes by plane and the price is the same, so the train is usually filled with people moving between upstate cities, which is a lot cheaper.
Loved it.
Wow 🤩
Fantastic video , Sir thanks for sharing
Nice trip from new York to canada
rip old penn station
On my list, though I used to go DC to St.Alban’s Vermont. Nowhere as scenic as this!
The Vermonter is quite scenic...I take it every year from Essex Jct to 30th St Philly....
I like both.
How easy are the border formalities at Niagra? Do they much delay the journey?
They were pretty quick about it when I took this train. The CBSA agent encouraged me to declare the wine we were bringing as a gift so we didn't have to pay tax. Thanks!
@@jakestolar8457 I find CBSA agents a lot more friendly that the CBP Officers in the US. Whilst border agents have an important job to do - they are also the face of the country. A smily can go a long way! Props to the CBSA agent for his tip to you re the wine.
Our train entering America was cleared in 30 minutes.
I did this Toronto to Nyc is was great.I will do it one more time.
Nice one. Love to see more regular vids. Can you please also post on Instagram?
I notice you had to leave the train in Niagara Falls, Canada to go through customs. Last time I took that train back around 1992, they used to park the train on the bridge over the Niagara gorge and then customs and immigration would go through the train.
Probably want to sweep the train more thoroughly these days.
Southbound you alight at Niagara Falls New York.
Good transportation system
bellissimo tragitto
I don't do any train travel, there's not much choice here in Arizona. But, seats without seatbelts look weird. I like it!
It is a shame vast parts of America have no passenger trains. I live in London England we have such trains every 45 seconds. 186 mph too on one line.
We want a high speed train to Canada. Can you do that? 150mph would be fine.
Yes please, about fucking time we replace our shitty trains built in the 40s and 50s that have to yield to freight trains. What a joke rail infrastructure is in this country.
Harry Gruber honestly, we should have like a Eurostar/ICE/Thalys thing going on here, just nonstop high speed NY to Toronto in 3 hours
We have one. It’s called “airplane”. Costs the same, but takes 50 minutes to fly it.
Jaime Brown Never going to happen. No population along the route anymore. Not enough revenue to build all new tracks and signals. That would cost billions. The current tracks are owned by a freight line, who maintains them and cleans off the massive snow drifts. The train can run well over 100mph, but the tracks don’t allow it.
@@jellybrown The Europeans brag so much about their HSR trains, bur watch this video of a 15 hours journey from Prague to London. Ryan Air flies this in less than 2 hours. Regional slow trains to Nuremburg, ICE train to Frankfurt, ICE train to Brussels thru Cologne, and finally Eurostar to London. 90 minutes and 2 hours layover making connections in Frankfurt and Brussels. Canada will never have HSR. HSR is best suited for one train doing the route in around 3 hours, no more, otherwise the airlines win the bread and butter business traffic year round. The problem is tourists business is NOT year round anywhere... ua-cam.com/video/2NGNSslETp8/v-deo.html
Beautiful
Dear thank you very much for sharing. It's wonderful if you could add fares for tips New York to Toronto & other your travel costs by train. Thank again for your. Be safe
That mad men reference😍
How much did the ticket cost you?
According to the link in the description, it starts at $131 for coach class and $165 for business class
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Look like nice journey by train how did it take I went by road by car years frm New York to naigara falls I think dat took 10 hours years ago
Inkyminkyzizwoz how long train journey for price if train ticket u cudve flew der
Que buen video que lastima aca en argentina no poder tenes esos trenes expetaculares
The farthest I've gone is Toronto to Schenectady. Done Buffalo a few times and once to Verona. Was hoping to see more of that section of the route. :(
Is a Toronto to Vancouver guide next?
@@DrewRycerz I suspect he'll probably just select the best bits!
I just came from there
this is very good video view thank you i just want to know how must the ticket will cost i wanted to try
I can't wait till this virus ends so service can resume.
I am a long time user of your web site. It is so informative. Can details such as journey time; border crossing time and ticket price be added? Coach seemed to have lots of room - or is that simply brilliant cinematography?
It would date the video to add times and prices as these change regularly - those are on the website www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Trains-from-the-USA-to-Canada. Yes, Canada-bound passengers get the extra-legroom long distance cars up front. Business class has less legroom (well, the same)!
How much cost that trip ?
Nice seats, slow train.
How long is it take?
How's the food on board?
Ossining is also the home of the non fictitious opera star, Mary Ann McCormick.
Also the town where Peter Falk grew up.
Total time duration?
About 12 hours end to end. See Amtrak or VIA Rail.websites for timetable.
Centredoorplugs Thornton you could do 10 hours with a bus
Ade how long does a bus stop at the border? Do US border bouncers hate buses the way they seem to hate Amtrak?
Same Penn station also has BUSES that go to Toronto. I once took a bus leaving at night, and we were in Toronto around 8 or 9 AM on the next day. You don't see much in the dark, but the ticket was only US$85 ;)
@@HHTV60 Roundtrip? I did Penn Station - Montreal last year and it was US$140 roundtrip, bring my own food and snacks. Besides being 11 hours traveling, the view is priceless. I should take a bus night sometime.
Assuming this service resumes, I will say that you do not need to spend money on business class for this trip unless you need a flexible ticket. The seating (in most cases) is very similar assuming you get one of the Amfleet II coaches (numbered 25*** - eg 25055 in this video) as opposed to the Amfleet I ones (numbered 82*** - eg 82766 in this video). The most common consist was (pre-pandemic) 3x Amfleet II coaches, 1x Amfleet I coach, and 1x Amfleet I cafe/business car.
Around 20 years ago they often only used 84-seat Amfleet I coaches with ugly red interiors - and those made for an awful ride. I suspect there were enough complaints, and they decided to add Amfleet II cars to the mix as a result - some with the ugly red interiors and some with the ones you see here. Most (if not all) cars have been refurbished again with leather seating that is excellent.
Apart from the free coffee, the big advantage of business class is the 2+1 seating when travelling alone, which has SOLO seats one side of the aisle. Aisle AND window!
@@seat61 that may be, but having been on this train several times, I have found that the business class seating is actually more cramped than the Amfleet II coaches - especially when you have a free seat next to you. Yes, there's the free non-alcoholic beverages, but that's really not a big deal in my view.
@@LiamWalsheliamskitchen I’ve spoked to the guy working at Amtrak if they will resume and he said they don’t plan on opening anytime soon.
@@luis6633 I'm sure they will eventually - but not in the immediate future.
@@LiamWalsheliamskitchen yeah, the way he said it, sounds like it won’t be for a while
I am from the uk would love to do this as a holiday, with a few stops on route
I am also from the UK. I have done this train once from Toronto to New York and a few times from Toronto to Niagara Falls Ontario as a day trip from Toronto. Well worth doing. I have also done the AMTRAK Vermonter from New York to St Albans, all 5 railways in Alaska, and every railway line in Canada except Churchill.
@@vicsams4431 amazing! I bet you had such a good time
Yes. Highly recommended.
Didn't even now you could take a train you NYC.
There are 3 border crossings by rail. Vancouver to Seattle, Montreal to New York, and Toronto to New York.
Ive done this but the other way around . . . . .
Bonjour merci pour votre réponse et jolie vue Martine Gérardmer Vosges France
Good ride for reminicience.
Nice vid
Service was suspended betw Niagara Falls and Toronto due to Whirlpool falls bridge track work. Busing betw Niagara Falls on the U.S. side and Toronto with NO intermediate stops.
Niagara Falls in Canada has one other train service, GO Transit on weekdays, strictly commuter to Toronto and return. Supplemented by feeder buses to Hamilton and other stops west of Toronto to meet trains there.
For travel from Canada to the U.S., immigration procedures are at the new Niagara Falls customs house that houses a train station, or vice versa. US customs lives up to dual reputations of border bouncers and disdain for Amtrak travellers.
When was the service suspended ? we took the GO train to Toronto from Niagara Falls about a month ago and the Amtrak train was running then .
Mike Lyons sometime in September. See Amtrak or VIA sites if it restarted or still suspended.
@@mikelyons3117 It's suspended through November 2, according the Amtrak site.
How much round trip?
I want to see American train ride thanks for sharing the video
JerseyJohnnie has some great videos on UA-cam of the AMTRAK Vermonter. The Alaska Railroad is stunning. The White Pass and Yukon Route is breathtaking. For something few know about, try Sept Iles to Schefferville.
Nice👍
05:01 Amtrak Maple Leaf Train Racing with the GO Transit Train.
Awesome view , so answer question how long it takes. And cost
That’s what the link to schedule fares & tickets is for in the description ! ;0)
I did t see much information
I click on the link I see now cheers
I'm hoping to make the trip to NYC and back home to Toronto by train for vacation. However, I'm waiting until conditions are more favourable for travelling there (it isn't good if you need CBD for anxiety/PTSD as you're not allowed to bring it into the country. :( ).
SweetPeach Bellini They sell lots of CBD products in New York. You just can’t bring it over the border.
Thanks for the vid! Planning to do NY to Toronto. Does it matter which side of the train you sit for better views? Thanks
The left hand side heading North sees the Hudson River, Lake Erie and Niagara Falls. The right side sees Lake Ontario. Regards from London England.
05:15 Amtrak Maple Leaf Train arrived at Toronto Union Station.
Let's hope the new Siemens Charger and *Venture train set would fit Penn Station Platforms if the travel bubble is ever established I had to say this because the Amfleets used on this line are now 10+ years way past their design life
*Venture coaches needed (Hard seater and soft seater coach and Dining car)
Siemens. Yuck !
Interesting to see all the shot is outside, never describe Train itself, because it is nothing to say. I like to travel by train, but too expensive compared to travel to other countries, on the top 100 times more comfort it forces you to drive instead.
You can hear the canadian clanging sound in the begining
Serene journey! What was the top speed of the train? And speed at Ossining 0:52?
The Empire corridor is limited by signals to 79 mph top speed. This is not Amtrak's Acela northeast corridor. Traveling 544 miles in 12.5 hours this train averages 43.52 mph with stops... Not by any means is this train considered a high speed rail train... The Maple Leaf is basically a regional day train. There is a reason why the US government itself with the US Postal Service chose to fly the mail instead of continuing using the railroads back during the 1960s. The day the railroads lost their US Mail contracts, that was the very day the railroads shut down their passenger trains. Don't believe me, watch this long video of the end of passenger trains in North Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth). ua-cam.com/video/wj4k8qDAB8I/v-deo.html
@@ronclark9724 Thank you for sharing the info and while I appreciate you giving the proof, it wasn't expected. It is just that the train seemed to be more speeding than 79 MPH. I understand how flights stole the show. Are you a railfan/rail buff?
@@TheBhartiyaTrainee Its the 9 thing again, isn't it? If I said 80 it would sound faster than 79... About the only long length of railroad tracks presently in America with a faster top speed is Amtrak's Acela northeast corridor. However, I understand Florida East Coast is building tracks and signals for faster speed reaching Orlando from West Palm Beach. But that stretch is under construction...
@@ronclark9724 Not a 9 thing for me. 79 MPH = 130 kmph, here in India, trains usually run at this, but the train seemed much faster than that, probably more than 100 mph to me.
@@TheBhartiyaTrainee I believe the video was speeded up in places.
How much per route???
What's the duration to cover this journey??
It’s 12 hours with a 2 hour stop at customs!!
@@TravelwithTasha393 ok thanks sister
As i know, the amtrak highspeed train's line the only electrificated railline in de USA..... There r only diesel lines... But in Canada we can find only diesel locos, like in Albania.
You can take electrified railroad from South Bend, Indiana to Chicago. The South Shore Line.
Edward Norton Is the South Shore between Indiana and Chicago Amtrak?
Spoken by someone who has never visited Albania.
@@vicsams4431 Why?
1) Nought wrong with Canadian locos. 2) Nothing like Albania.
Love American alco and emd engines from
Except all of Amtrak's engines are neither. They're all made by GE.
@@joncalon7508 GE locos are sort of alcos. I think they bought a share in them in the end. Alco HQ is now a casino down the road from GE in Schenectady.