Amtrak Adirondack
Aug 9, 2018, 8:46 pm
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Aug 12, 2018, 8:32 pm
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There is a snack car. It appears that they are currently double catering from ALB to Grand Central, as there was not a whole lot available for the morning trip back to Albany. The attendant said they would be re-stocking during the Albany stop.
Aug 16, 2018, 6:16 am
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Jun 7, 2019, 10:49 am
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Amtrak seem to be very cagey about specifics: no photos, no leg-room dimensions, etc. I'm trying to persuade myself that it's worth a shot but I'm not really a gambler and would hate to be wrong.
Jun 7, 2019, 12:35 pm
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They're standard Amfleet Coach cars, generally a mixture of Amfleet 1 and Amfleet 2, all in the long-distance configuration.
Jun 8, 2019, 5:27 pm
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I took the train round trip from NYC to Montreal a few months ago. Nice scenery, but as you progress north the train goes slower and slower and finally slowest of all within Canada. This dynamic is psychologically not the best. If you are going to Montreal you are put in 2 cars at the back of the train. These cars have more legroom with leg rests than the standard coach Northeast Direct cars. The cars in front of the cafe were the higher density standard coach cars. At least the was how my train was configured in both directions.
Jun 10, 2019, 4:38 pm
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How bad is it, really? Mrs 999 and I really like trains and the southbound run would fit very nicely indeed into some plans we're currently putting together. But 11+ hours in a sardine-class seat? Yes, you can get up and walk around, but still ...
Amtrak seem to be very cagey about specifics: no photos, no leg-room dimensions, etc. I'm trying to persuade myself that it's worth a shot but I'm not really a gambler and would hate to be wrong.
Amtrak seem to be very cagey about specifics: no photos, no leg-room dimensions, etc. I'm trying to persuade myself that it's worth a shot but I'm not really a gambler and would hate to be wrong.
From my trip in 2015 on the Adirondack. It wasn't the worst thing I've ever sat in but I can tell you I was a lot happier to arrive into Montreal than I am when I'm on a Sleeper or Business Class trip.
Jun 10, 2019, 4:54 pm
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Looks like they put you in an Amfleet 1 with smaller seat pitch. When I rode the Adirondack around the same time (2014 or so), they were putting all the Montreal passengers in an Amfleet 1, while they using the long distance configured Amfleet IIs with greater seat pitch for the intermediate points. The reason? They wanted all the international passengers in one car and the Amfleet 1 is higher capacity.
Hope they've stopped that by now and use the Amfleet IIs the way they are supposed to and for the reason they are on the train in the first place. For longer haul passengers.
Hope they've stopped that by now and use the Amfleet IIs the way they are supposed to and for the reason they are on the train in the first place. For longer haul passengers.
Jul 8, 2019, 7:18 am
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Looks like they put you in an Amfleet 1 with smaller seat pitch. When I rode the Adirondack around the same time (2014 or so), they were putting all the Montreal passengers in an Amfleet 1, while they using the long distance configured Amfleet IIs with greater seat pitch for the intermediate points. The reason? They wanted all the international passengers in one car and the Amfleet 1 is higher capacity.
Hope they've stopped that by now and use the Amfleet IIs the way they are supposed to and for the reason they are on the train in the first place. For longer haul passengers.
Hope they've stopped that by now and use the Amfleet IIs the way they are supposed to and for the reason they are on the train in the first place. For longer haul passengers.
Aug 29, 2019, 8:55 am
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update on Montreal customs preclearance - the best case scenario is at least 2 years away.
https://www.timesunion.com/business/...e-14367713.php
https://www.timesunion.com/business/...e-14367713.php
Aug 29, 2019, 2:54 pm
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I don't understand why it would take that long. One just needs to eliminate the Saint-Lambert stop and have officers who work part time at the airport to sometimes hop over to Gare Centrale.