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Niagara Rainbow
The Niagara Rainbow at St. Thomas, Ontario in 1978
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMichigan, New York, Ontario
PredecessorEmpire State Express
First serviceOctober 31, 1974
Last serviceJanuary 31, 1979
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiNew York
Detroit
Stops16
Distance travelled676 miles (1,088 km)
Average journey time14 hours 50 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)63, 64
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

The Niagara Rainbow, known as the Empire State Express before 1976, was an American passenger train service operated by Amtrak between New York City and Detroit via Buffalo and Southwestern Ontario in Canada. The service ran between October 31, 1974, and January 31, 1979.[1]

  1. ^ "Michigan's Railroad History 1825 - 2014" (PDF). Michigan Department of Transportation. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

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