matt.hintsa

It’s frustrating to learn that in 1941,

There existed overnight rail service between New York City and Montréal.
One could board this train in Stamford, CT.
The trip between Stamford, CT and Montréal was faster than the current Amtrak Adirondack’s trip from Penn Station to Montréal.
You could get sleeper car service on this route.

Scanned from page 3 of the April 24, 1941 issue of the New York World-Telegram.

theworldwelivein:

Château Frontenac, Quebec, Canada© Roger Quayle

Château Frontenac, Quebec, Canada
© Roger Quayle

I was sitting at my desk when I felt a small shake,” said Kelly Cromwell, a money manager at J. Zechner Associates on the 47th floor of the TD Canada Trust Tower in Toronto’s financial hub on Bay Street. “My chair then started to move to the right, and that’s when I got up and ran to the elevator.

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—	NOT THE ELEVATOR, KELLY! Sounds like she was close to being presented with a Darwin Award. via.