"B Vaughan" wrote in message
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> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:53:10 +1100, Alan S wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:54:02 +0100, B
>>Vaughan wrote:
>>
>>>On 15 Feb 2007 21:08:25 GMT, Joe Makowiec
>>>wrote:
>
>>>>I've taken the NYC - Albany portion a number of times, and it's indeed
>>>>very scenic. Although I've never taken Albany - Montréal, I just
>>>>tracked
>>>>the route. It follows the New York/Vermont border, then the shore of
>>>>Lake Champlain for most of its route, so that should be very nice, too.
>>>
>>>I've taken that train all the way twice. It's indeed very nice
>>>scenery, but northbound a lot of the route was passed after dark.
>>
>>Must depend on the time of year. I went AMTRAK Penn (NYC) to
>>Buffalo (Depew) in July; broad daylight all the way. Great
>>scenery from NY to Albany as we followed the Hudson, a bit
>>less scenic when we turned west towards Buffalo. But
>>interesting all the same.
>
> That's a different train. We were talking about the Adirondacker,
> which doesn't turn west at Albany, but goes up through Vermont to
> Montreal. Of course, it would depend on the time of the year in both
> cases. One of my trips on the Adirondacker was in the early spring; I
> don't remember when the other was.
>
The Adirondack does not enter Vermont at any location, but stays on the New
York side of Lake Champlain heading up to Montreal.
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