Wow! I'm surprised about that, Noel.
Amtrak and host rairoads, their speeds usually don't quite agree, but there in the Canadian portion of the Adirondack, trains run much faster than the U. S. portion of that train route. I remember when I was 14 back in 1990 when I rode the Adirondack it was an RTL consist. When we pulled into Canadian Territory, we the were flying so I have to say the CN/Via folks certainly know how to maintain their rails, I must say.
Same for the Canadian (regular Amfleet consist, of course) portion of the Maple Leaf especially when I was there this past April were were doing 70 mph or so, we were flying at times also on the Maple Leaf.
Hopefully this will call for Amtrak or the host railroads to get their act together and improve track maintenace to allow for faster speeds.
Amtrak and host rairoads, their speeds usually don't quite agree, but there in the Canadian portion of the Adirondack, trains run much faster than the U. S. portion of that train route. I remember when I was 14 back in 1990 when I rode the Adirondack it was an RTL consist. When we pulled into Canadian Territory, we the were flying so I have to say the CN/Via folks certainly know how to maintain their rails, I must say.
Same for the Canadian (regular Amfleet consist, of course) portion of the Maple Leaf especially when I was there this past April were were doing 70 mph or so, we were flying at times also on the Maple Leaf.
Hopefully this will call for Amtrak or the host railroads to get their act together and improve track maintenace to allow for faster speeds.