Adirondack (train)

Adirondack
The Adirondack at Saratoga Springs station in 2013
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
LocaleHudson Valley
PredecessorLaurentian (D&H)
First serviceAugust 6, 1974
Current operatorAmtrak
Annual ridership83,938 (FY 25)  21.4%
Route
TerminiMontreal, Quebec
New York City, New York
Stops19
Distance travelled381 miles (613 km)
Average journey time
  • 11 hours 41 minutes (New York City to Montreal)
  • 11 hours 5 minutes (Montreal to New York City)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number68, 69
On-board services
ClassCoach Class
Disabled accessAll cars, most stations
Catering facilitiesCafé car
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed35 mph (56 km/h) (avg.)
110 mph (180 km/h) (top)
Track ownersMNRR, CSX, CPKC, CN
Route map
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Montreal
4 mi
6 km
Saint-Lambert
Montreal–Windsor Station
Westmount
Montréal-Ouest
Pre-1986 route
Cantic
(customs, closed 2010)
48 mi
77 km
49 mi
79 km
Rouses Point
72 mi
116 km
Plattsburgh
85 mi
137 km
Port Kent
(suspended)
99 mi
159 km
Willsboro
(closed 1987)
112 mi
180 km
Westport
123 mi
198 km
Port Henry
140 mi
225 km
Ticonderoga
162 mi
261 km
Whitehall
184 mi
296 km
Fort Edward
203 mi
327 km
Saratoga Springs
Pre-1978 route
Mechanicville
Watervliet
222 mi
357 km
Schenectady
240 mi
386 km
Albany–Rensselaer
268 mi
431 km
Hudson
293 mi
472 km
Rhinecliff
309 mi
497 km
Poughkeepsie
349 mi
562 km
Croton–Harmon
367 mi
591 km
Yonkers
New York Grand Central
Pre-1991 terminus
381 mi
613 km
New York Penn Station

All stations are accessible

The Adirondack is a daily intercity passenger train operated by Amtrak between New York City and Montreal. The scenic route follows the Empire Corridor through the Hudson Valley with major stops in Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Albany–Rensselaer, and Schenectady. North of Saratoga Springs the route runs between the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain until crossing the Canada–United States border at Rouses Point. Trains take approximately 11 hours to travel the 381-mile (613 km) route.

Canadian track maintenance issues led to the suspension of the Adirondack from June to September in 2023 and 2024.

Operation of the Adirondack is supported by the New York State Department of Transportation and Via Rail. Amtrak reported that Adirondack served 83,938 passengers in fiscal year 2025, down from a pre-COVID-19 pandemic ridership peak of 117,490 in FY2019.