Maple Leaf Rag (ballet) on stage, he tears off her skirt. "Maple Leaf Rag" was Graham's 180th choreographic work. Even so, reviewers noted, she still had the capacity to surprise and delight. "The new piece is an entertaining poke by a genius at her own cliches, tersely and wittily stated," wrote "The New York Times"' Anna Kisselgoff. A critic seeing a much later performance said, "While she worked out her obsessions onstage, Graham also had a keen but oft-overlooked sense of humor. Set to several Scott Joplin rags that were still in vogue during her teenage years, "Maple Leaf Rag" is a sly and
Maple Leaf (train) need for a crew exchange, the "Maple Leaf" was one of the last Amtrak trains to receive the new GE Genesis locomotive owing to the Via Rail's crews' unfamiliarity with the unit. The "Maple Leaf" retained the EMD F40PH until Via received its own Genesis locomotives in 2002. The Maple Leaf is one of four New York Amtrak routes that are primarily state funded with the others being the Adirondack, the Empire Service, and the Ethan Allen Express. Primary funding for these routes is from the New York State Department of Transportation rather than federal funding. On April 10, 2018,