After National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Boston & Maine Corp. upheld Amtrak's right to seize the Vermont section and resell it to the CV, the Montrealer resumed service on July 18, 1989.
Following a legal decision in National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Boston & Maine Corp., which allowed Amtrak to take over the Vermont section and sell it to CV, the Montrealer restarted its operations on July 18, 1989.