The Maple Leaf was an international night train between New York City and Toronto, operated by the Lehigh Valley Railroad in coordination with the Canadian National Railway.

The Maple Leaf and the John Wilkes were the last named passenger trains operated by the Lehigh Valley Railroad.

[3] The route was double tracked from New York City to Niagara Falls and the Finger Lakes Region.

In contrast to the Lehigh Valley Railroad's Black Diamond and Star, it bypassed Ithaca on the northbound trip.

The modern Maple Leaf uses the Empire Corridor through New York state rather than the historic route of the Lehigh Valley train, neither entering New Jersey nor Pennsylvania.