General Road and Highway Discussion

[plam]

I also think for this to make sense it really should be a joint Amtrak-Via service, so that it's possible to use the train for trips within Canada. Right now the Amtrack services are (IIRC) disembark-only after crossing the border until they reach their Canadian destination, then embark-only until they cross the border after turning around. When the section in Canada is just a tiny bit from Niagara Falls to Toronto it's not a big deal, but Windsor to Toronto could use another local train on it, and the additional revenue would make the project more viable.

The Toronto to New York service is operated by VIA until the border and then switches staff to Amtrak staff operating past the border. I don't know if you can get on the train between Toronto and Niagara Falls though.