Acela or Adirondack

The two routes share one station, New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station. The table lists what each shows and how long each takes; the route pages carry the full stretch tables.

Side by side

AcelaAdirondack
EndpointsBoston to Washington Union StationMontreal Central to New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Duration, end to end6 h 59 m11 h 5 m
Frequency5 days a weekDaily
Trains2151 westbound, 2152 eastbound68 southbound, 69 northbound
Named stretches with a cited source44
ShowsBig rivers, Big citiesBig rivers, Wine country
Headline stretchSusquehanna RiverLake Champlain shore
Headline stretch in daylightwestbound: daylight, 10:51 a.m.; eastbound: daylight Feb to Dec; dawn Jan, 7:48 a.m.southbound: daylight Jan to Nov; dusk Dec, 3:55 p.m.; northbound: daylight, 2:39 p.m.

Duration, frequency, and daylight are computed from the Amtrak GTFS timetable (fetched 2026-10-15) for the representative trip in each direction; daylight is the phrase for the headline stretch, the highlighted row of each route page. Named stretches are counted from the cited route guides. How these are computed.

Stations both routes serve

New York Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station

In the order the Acela reaches them. Transfer times are not checked.

Route pages