NEW YORK — Amtrak’s Maple Leaf has resumed service to and from Toronto, marking the first cross-border rail service to be resumed since pandemic-related cuts in 2020.
Amtrak announced this morning that the northbound Maple Leaf, operated in conjunction with VIA Rail Canada, would operate to Toronto today (Monday, June 27) with the first southbound train from Toronto to New York on Tuesday, June 28.
“The return of this vital rail connection is welcome news not just for passengers who love to travel, but for countless businesses across New York State and Canada who make it possible for visitors to experience the best of what every locality has to offer,” New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said in a press release.
In addition to normal cross-border document requirements, passengers must meet vaccination and masking requirements, as spelled out here.
Amtrak service remains suspended to and from Montreal, as well as Vancouver, British Columbia; Amtrak Cascades service to Vancouver is not expected to resume until later this year [see “Delayed return of ‘Cascades’ to Canada …,” Trains News Wire, May 19, 2022].
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