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    What? I am the first? Quoi? Je suis le premier?…read more I've had it on my radar screen to write a review for AMT, Agence Metropolitaine de Transport, for a while, imagining someone would have already done so. Instead, here I am, being the FTR greater Montreal's train network for its "trains de banlieue," which I could have deduced from the context, and the map one sees in some Metro stations, as being "trains for the suburbs," or its commuter rail network. Most tourists to Montreal will probably remain unaware of the AMT trains, unless they are at the few intermodal stations at which the Metro (STM) also operates or they happen to see the AMT map, possibly because maps beckon. It would even be more unlikely that tourists would ride an AMT train de banlieue. For most tourists, the Metro and the buses are more than sufficient. However, the greater Montreal area is quite vast, with a fair number of its 3.5 to 4 million inhabitants living in the further out suburbs on the "West Island," on the Rive Nord (north shore), and on the Rive Sud (south shore). The Metro has gone to the Rive Sud for quite a while now, but barely into Longueuil. In recent years, it has been extended off the Ile de Montreal into Laval, which sits on another huge island, but is not on the actual Rive Nord. That said, the commuter trains of AMT pick up the slack in getting those folks to the heart of Montreal or some key intermodal stations not quite in Montreal's center. There are a total of 6 AMT lines and, according to the map, their tentacles are fairly amazing, both in terms of distance and causing one to realize that some Montreal area folks live quite a ways out of town. The map of the system is linked below: http://www.amt.qc.ca/Media/Default/images/section7/Nouvelles/2014/carte-reseau-amt-nouvelles-couleurs-haute-resolution.jpg The map professes to clarify things ("plus claire," yeah, sure) yet, unless one is already familiar with the Metro layout, the network map is a little unclear where the Metro's network is superimposed onto that of AMT. Two things are certain, though. First, the map will clue in the observer that the layout of the Montreal area is quite interesting and there are waterways to traverse. Second, the map will clue in the observer that the terms "West Island" and Montreal Est are misnomers, since the Ile de Montreal sits at about a 45 degree angle in the middle of the Saint Lawrence River and the concept of north-south-east-west was probably adopted for the sake of simplicity and convenience. I like the AMT. I especially like the funky bi-level trains used on the Ligne Saint-Jerome, manufactured for them by Bombardier of Canada in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Interestingly enough, these are the same types of train cars typically used in Sunbelt locations, such as L.A.'s Metrolink, San Diego's Coaster (with its "surf's up, dude" graphics), and South Florida's Tri-Rail. I'll cap off my assessment of AMT, Agence Metropolitaine de Transport, at 3 stars. It is definitely A-OK, and then some. I'm taking away a star because the pricing is high when purchasing an individual ticket from one of the further out destinations, since the fares reflect fare zones. Thus, some sort of a monthly pass has to be the way that those who commute on AMT's trains de banlieue pay for the service. I'm also taking away another star for the limited and/or infrequent hours and that, owing to logistics, some trains to Centre-Ville head to Gare Centrale (Central Station) while others, such as Ligne Saint-Jerome, head to the Lucien-L'Allier station, still in the Financial District, albeit a little west of the city center. As for the hours, they stop running at about 8 p.m., and offer minimal or no service on weekends, such that someone who has a monthly pass and wants to go into Montreal to shop, dine, or for entertainment would be unable to do so on the train. I could see this as being inconvenient when there is inclement weather. However, AMT's trains de banlieue are in place and make living further out yet working in Centre-Ville feasible without congesting the roadways, allowing one to drink coffee or tea, get some work or reading done, and watch the snow fall.

    Terrible service. I got stopped up at the ticket machine and was 2 minutes late, because there were…read morea few of us trying to buy our tickets (1 machine for 6 of us). The train driver was nice enough to clap at us like we were cattle before leaving, i did try to signal to him that we were having trouble with the machines (they constantly have problems with cards and RARELY accept cash). I have waited many times on a platform, with no covering or benches, in -30°C weather for a late train. I don't see how 2 minutes in July was too long for a few passengers, experiencing issues with YOUR TICKET MACHINES, WHERE THERE ARE NO ATTENDENTS TO HELP, was too long to wait. They left us all behind. The machines should be on the train or at least on the platforms. This was in Vaudreuil on a Sunday night. There should be train service on the weekends that is not at dinner time (6:45). There is NOTHING after 7pm on weekends. Who is this service for? Only people traveling Monday to Friday in the morning or at night time on peak rush hour. The rest of us are screwed. Do better!

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    Exo - Different types of locomotives pull different types of train combines.  (seen at Lucien-L'Allier).

    Different types of locomotives pull different types of train combines.  (seen at Lucien-L'Allier).

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    Exo - Escalator down to the platform

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    Escalator down to the platform

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