rkkwan

Yes, I think we have all exhausted the arguments, and sure we can agree to disagree. Again, I love trains myself, and it's great to have some train-related topic to discuss here!

Neilp

Stumbled across this site by accident today. I'm planning a holiday from the UK next year starting in Boston, going on to Portsmouth then to the White Mountains. I've a cousin who lives in Montreal and thought I'd drive to Westport, leave the hire car at the station and take the train for a few days to visit her. A...is this a sensible way to get there and B... is the train still going to run next year? Any info would be appreciated.

Neil

nkd

You would drive from White Mountains in New Hampshire all the way to Westport, NY just to take a train to Montreal? The part of the trip from Westport to Montreal is boring.

Neilp

Thanks. I need a new map...it doesn't look too far on the map I've got. Love trains and thought I'd give it a go...also saves having to negotiate traffic in montreal!!

rkkwan

Say, if you're coming from N. Conway, NH. Mapquest will tell you that it'll take you over 4 hours to get to Westport, NY, compared to 3:59 to Montreal, even though the distance is a little bit shorter.

But here's the kicker! According to AMTRAK's schedule, Westport to Montreal will take 4:35, for an average of about 20MPH. And that's if the train is on-time, which we all know doesn't happen too often.

So, in short, you can drive from N. Conway to Montreal in about 4 hours - I'll give you 4:30 if the border crossing is slow and traffic isn't the best into Montreal. Or you can spend 10+ hours for the same journey with the train.