Classic route
Maple Leaf
New York → Toronto · United States · Canada
The only Amtrak–VIA joint train: passengers clear customs at Niagara Falls, where the line crosses the gorge beside the thundering cataract.
How this line was checked
- The 746 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 4467190 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 29 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 96.6% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 11 m); the longest stretch away from it is 19 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Amtrak · VIA Rail, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Maple Leaf?
The Maple Leaf runs 875 km from New York to Toronto. It runs through the United States and Canada.
How long does the Maple Leaf take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 12 h 30 min for the 875 km. That is an average of 70 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 177 km/h.
Who runs the Maple Leaf?
Amtrak and VIA Rail, with Amfleet, GE P32AC-DM.
How old is the Maple Leaf?
The line has been in service since 1981. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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