Appendix B Rail Service Schedules (VIA, Amtrak) and Prototype GO Train Schedule

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Niagara Falls - Toronto

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T9 DP Niagara Falls, ON (ET) 0 06:35 14:15 17:45 St. Catharines 18 07:01 14:38 18:09 Grimsby 42 07:19 14:57 18:27 Aldershot 76 07:54 15:29 18:59 Oakville 98 08:08 15:42 19:14 AR Toronto, ON (ET) 132 08:35 16:04 19:37

T9 : Niagara Transit summer seasonal shuttle servives operates between Niagara Falls station (ON) and the falls area. For further information, please call (905) 356-1179 n1: Effective from 1st June 2010 to 1st February 2011 excluding statutory holidays. n2: Effective from 1st June 2010 to 1st February 2011 excluding statutory holidays. n3: Effective from 1st June 2010 to 1st February 2011 excluding statutory holidays.

For more information about statutory holiday dates and schedules, visit viarail.ca/en/holidays2010

How to use the timetable

In all sections, schedules are linear and read down. In general, the schedule for each route indicates the departure time only. Stations at which the train stops are listed on the left. Locations (in bold) indicates a possible connection to various points.

DAYS TIME ZONE 1 : Monday NT : Newfoundland Time 2 : Tuesday AT : Atlantic Time 3 : Wednesday ET : Eastern Time 4 : Thursday CT : Central Time 5 : Friday MT : Mountain Time 6 : Saturday PT : Pacific Time 7 : Sunday x : Except x6,7 : Except Saturday and Sunday Blank Daily Toronto - Niagara Falls

TRAIN KM 97-64n1 95n2

DAYS

DP Toronto, ON (ET) 0 08:30 18:00 Oakville 34 08:55 18:25 Aldershot 56 09:10 18:39 Grimsby 90 09:42 19:11 St. Catharines 114 10:01 19:31 T9 AR Niagara Falls, ON (ET) 132 10:22 19:52

T9 : Niagara Transit summer seasonal shuttle servives operates between Niagara Falls station (ON) and the falls area. For further information, please call (905) 356-1179 n1: Effective from 1st June 2010 to 1st February 2011 excluding statutory holidays. n2: Effective from 26th July 2010 to 1st February 2011 excluding statutory holidays.

For more information about statutory holiday dates and schedules, visit viarail.ca/en/holidays2010

How to use the timetable

New York s Albany s Syracuse s "UFFALOs .IAGARA&ALLSs Toronto Service on the Maple LeafSM 63 Train Number 64 ® Coaches: Reservations Required. Daily Normal Days of Operation Daily B Business class: Reserved seating. Amenities apply on the U.S. side of the border only. y ® B y On Board Service ® B y Café: Sandwiches, snacks and beverages – west/north of Albany. No Checked Baggage: Passengers may carry hand baggage on board. !¡ This station is operated by VIA Rail Canada. Trains between Niagara Read Down Mile Symbol Read Up Falls, ON and Toronto are operated by VIA Rail Canada in cooperation ®190/150 Connecting Train Number ®67 with Amtrak. Through fares/ticketing available. 3 15A 0 Dp Washington, DC (ET) 8 h q Ar 6 57A 3 55A 40 Baltimore, MD–Penn Sta. 8 h q 6 10A Smoking is prohibited. 4 50A 109 Wilmington, DE 8 h q 5 06A 5 15A 135 Philadelphia, PA–30th St. Sta. 8 h q 4 35A Proper documentation is required to cross U.S./Canadian border. 5 44A 167 Trenton, NJ 8 h q 4 03A 6 21A 215 Newark, NJ 8 h q 3 20A 6 40A 225 Ar New York, NY–Penn Sta. 8 h q Dp 3 00A CROSSING THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER 7 15A 0 Dp New York, NY–Penn Sta. (ET) 8 h q Ar 9 35P Customs and Immigration Information 7 39A 14 Yonkers, NY H 9 04P If you are crossing the border by land or sea, including on Amtrak trains and q 7 58A 32 Croton-Harmon, NY 8 45P Thruway services, you must have one secure Western Hemisphere Travel 8 38A 73 Poughkeepsie, NY H q 8 05P Initiative-compliant document that proves both citizenship and identity. For United 8 52A 88 Rhinecliff-Kingston, NY 8 H 7 51P States citizens 16 or over, this document must be one of the following: passport, 9 15A 114 Hudson, NY 8 H 7 30P passport card, trusted traveler card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST), enhanced driver’s 9 45A 141 Ar Albany-Rensselaer, NY 8 H q Dp 7 05P license, merchant mariner document, US military ID with military orders, or form 10 03A Dp Ar 6 47P I-872 (American Indian card). For Canadian citizens, this document must be one 10 26A 159 Schenectady, NY 8 h 6 05P of the following: passport, trusted traveler card, or enhanced driver’s licence.For 0 citizens of other countries, a passport, and in many cases a visa, are required. A 10 43A 177 Amsterdam, NY 5 45P passenger 15 and younger who does not have one of the above may present a 11 42A 237 Utica, NY 8 H 4 45P copy of his or her birth certificate only. For further information and to determine 11 58A 250 Rome, NY 0 4 29P what is required for your particular situation (including permanent residents and 12 48P 291 Syracuse, NY 8 h 3 49P others not mentioned above), contact the appropriate US or Canadian government 2 04P 370 Rochester, NY 8 H 2 26P agencies prior to travel. An Amtrak brochure with additional details, “Important 3 10P 431 Buffalo-Depew, NY 8 h 1 31P Information on Crossing the Border between the United States and Canada,” is available. Ask for it from an Amtrak agent. Passengers under 18 not traveling with 8 H 3 24P 437 Buffalo-Exchange St. Sta., NY 1 15P both parents require a letter from any parent not present giving permission to cross 4 33P 460 Ar Niagara Falls, NY 8 h 12 40P the border. If one parent is deceased, bringing a copy of the death certificate will h 4 45P 462 Ar Niagara Falls, ON !¡ Dp 10 24A minimize questioning and delay at the border. Children under 15 may not cross the 5 45P Dp Ar 10 22A US-Canadian border unaccompanied. Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada will require your 6 09P 473 St. Catharines, ON !¡ 10 03A date of birth, your country of citizenship, and your identification information. This will 6 27P 488 Grimsby, ON !¡ 9 44A be entered into your reservation record and provided to border authorities. If you do 6 59P 512 Aldershot, ON !¡ 9 12A not provide this information we are unable to accept payment or issue your ticket. Admission into either country is solely at the discretion of border authorities, and Oakville, ON !¡ 7 14P 523 8 57A possession of required documentation and the provision of required information in 7 37P 544 Ar Toronto, ON (ET) !¡ 8 Dp 8 30A no way guarantees entry. Neither Amtrak nor VIA Rail Canada nor any other carrier is in any way liable if you are denied entry or removed from the train or bus. Amtrak operates service to Vancouver, BC, Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC, from which VIA Rail Canada operates trains throughout Canada. For more information, call VIA Rail MAPLE LEAF ROUTE MAP and SYMBOLS Canada at 888-VIA-RAIL, or go to viarail.ca.

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NY NY n-Harmon, NY Oakville, Grimsby,ON NiagaraON Falls,BUFFALO-EXCHANGE ONRochester,Rome, ST.Amsterdam,Saratoga NY ALBANY-RENSSELAER, Springs,Rhinecliff-Kingston, NY Croto NEW NY YORK, NY Connecting Local Services

NY Utica, NY Hudson, NY Yonkers, NY TORONTO,Aldershot, ON ON Syracuse, NY b Coach USA Erie—Buffalo-Exchange St. Sta., NY/Jamestown, NY. St. Catharines,Niagara ONBuffalo-Depew, Falls, NY NY Schenectady, NYPoughkeepsie, Fort Edward-Glens Falls, NY 63 281 281 Connecting Train Number 64 8063 8281 8287 Thruway Number 8064 Mo-Sa Mo-Sa Su Mile Days of Operation Mo-Sa TORONTO 3 48P 7 48P 8 18P 0 Dp Buffalo-Exchange St. Sta., NY (ET) Ar 10 25A BUFFALO NEW YORK 7 15P 10 49P 10 15P 45 Dunkirk, NY 9 24A 7 35P 10 59P 10 35P 50 Fredonia, NY 9 13A 8 15P 11 40P 11 15P 78 Ar Jamestown, NY (ET) Dp 8 30A

Maple LeafSM Shading Key Other Amtrak Train Routes Reserved long-distance train Thruway and connecting A Time Symbol for A.M. 0 Unstaffed station services P Time Symbol for P.M. 8 Staffed ticket office; may or may Connecting train ET Eastern time not be open for all train departures b Bus stop h Station wheelchair accessible; no s Checked baggage barriers between station and train h U.S. Customs & Immigration H Station wheelchair accessible; not checkpoint all station facilities accessible Schedules subject to change without notice. Amtrak is a registered service mark of the National Railroad q Quik-Trak self-serve ticketing kiosk Passenger Corp. National Railroad Passenger Corporation Washington Union Station, 60 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20002. GO Transit Niagara Weekday Service Scenarios Transportation Planning 2010 November

Assumptions -Equipment and crews will be in place at service start-up (This scenario requires at least 4 new consists) -Plans are based on existing2010 schedules, it does not introduce new express, and off-peak trains to support the extension -Running times are based on existing VIA run times between Aldershot and St. Catherines, with time added for James St North station in Hamilton they must be calibrated later using TPC's or another method. -Stations at Grimsby, St. Catherines, and Niagara Falls are at the existing VIA Stations. A layover facility is assumed to be near St. Catherines Station -%Utilization based on October 2009GO Transit Cordon Counts -Running time from St. Catherines to Aldershot Estimated to be 60 minutes -Impacts on the CN Master Operating Agreement (MOA) are not assessed

AM Peak Service EASTBOUND PM Peak Service WESTBOUND Extend the following trains: Extend the following trains: Train Current %Util Dp. Niagara Dp St. Catherines Dp. Grimsby Dp. James N. Ar. Union Train Current %Util Dp. Union Dp. James N. Dp. Grimsby Dp. St. Catherines Ar. Niagara 904 79 - 0507 0532 0557 0706 461 30 1515 1627 1652 1717 1742 452 96 0514 0539 0604 0629 0745 463 32 1613 1725 1750 1815 - VIA 90n/a063006570718--0835 923 46 1643 1755 1820 1845 1910 New Trip* 0614 0639 0704 0729 0845 465 67 1713 1825 1850 1915 1940 908 63 0643 0708 0733 0758 0915 VIA 95 n/a 1745 -- 1900 1923 1946 910 44 - 0808 0833 0858 1011 485 77 1803 1918 1943 2008 -

*Existing trips either do not serve the intended timeslot, or are currently overloaded. Further analysis required.