TrinaLC:

It's not apparent if you are going to Montreal, in Quebec Province, or to Quebec City itself.

The train from New York Penn Station to Montreal is the "Adirondack". It is a daytime service (once upon a time it was overnight, more useful at either end but no sightseeing on the way). It leaves Penn Station at 8.15 am and gets to Montreal at 6.30 pm. There's a lot of nice scenery as you run besides the Hudson and then some lakes pretty much all the way. It's as good a train ride as any in the US.

Continuing to Quebec City, Via Rail Canada run 4 trains a day from Montreal, but the Adirondack arrives too late to connect and you would need to overnight in Montreal. Or you can take the bus, which carries on with hourly departures through the evening. The operator is not Greyhound, but Orleans Express although the style of vehicles is the same. www.OrleansExpress.com . It's about 3 hours from Montreal to Quebec City by either method.

If you don't speak French you will find Montreal difficult and Quebec City very difficult. More so, believe it or not, than Paris.

[This message has been edited by WHBM (edited 07-21-2003).]