Maple Leaf (train)
The Maple Leaf is an 875-kilometre (544 mi) passenger train route operated jointly by Amtrak and Via Rail from New York City's Pennsylvania Station to Toronto's Union Station via Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. The train travels each way during the daytime hours and takes approximately 12 hours for the entire journey. Around two hours of the trip is spent at the US/Canadian border for border controls at Niagara Falls, Ontario on westbound (Toronto-bound), and Niagara Falls, New York for eastbound (New York-bound) service. Amtrak rolling stock is used exclusively, although the train is staffed by Via Rail personnel while in Canada. The train is code shared with Via's Corridor service and Amtrak's Empire Service.
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