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The ''Montrealer'' was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Washington, D.C. and Montreal, Quebec, Canada. After operating from the 1970s to 1995, with a two-year stoppage in the 1980s, it was replaced by the ''Vermonter'' after service to Montreal ended. The ''Adirondack'' currently provides service between New York and Montreal, using a route that stays within New York State until the Canadian border. ==History== The ''Montrealer'' was originally a service of the Boston and Maine Railroad (BM), running between Montreal and Washington, D.C. The ''Ambassador'' ran the same route during daylight hours but terminated in New York City. Both services used the Boston and Maine's Connecticut River Railroad south of Vernon, Vermont. As of December 29, 2014, the Connecticut River line is re-opened for the ''Vermonter''. It is said that during the days of prohibition the train was often called "the rum runner" or "the bootlegger" because it carried many well-hidden bottles on nearly every southbound run. Amtrak began operation of the ''Montrealer'' on September 30, 1972.〔 The southbound run from 1972-1974 was called the ''Washingtonian'', and the northbound was called the ''Montrealer''. The Washingtonian was also Train 185, which came from New York and later along with most other regular trains on the Northeast Corridor, folded into one NortheastDirect in 1995. Amtrak's ''Montrealer'' acquired a reputation as a party train due to the large numbers of skiers who would take the train, staying up late into the night or not sleeping at all. Amtrak equipped the train with its own dedicated lounge car outfitted with a piano, dubbed ''LePub''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montrealer (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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