Originally Posted by mith
@Cohiba,
on the way back from Montreal to NYC, does the train actually stand in the Rouses Point station, when the inspectors come on board - so if we get a seat in the front, we will be checked first and so, we can deboard the train rather quickly, or does the border check really happens directly on the border (which would probably only be a mile or 2 before R.P.). Are the arrival/dept times as stated by greyhound or amtrak for the border stops/ stops behind the border accurate or subject to how long the border check will take?
I don't recall where the train came to a stop for the border check, but looking out the window it appeared we were not at a typical passenger station platform. I believe that everyone on board had to be cleared before the train would then pull forward into Rouses Point.
I have found the schedule times accurate for both Greyhound and Amtrak. My bus trips have actually tended to arrive early. Amtrak has usually been mostly on time (about 30 minutes late). The schedules factor in the border inspection. Plus, if you are only going from MTR to RSP, it should be very on time. The train seems to lose more time travelling down the Hudson Valley than it does from the border check.
Cheers.