However, by the post-World World War II years, the default itinerary for trains coming from cities to the west and the south, beyond the Adirondacks region involved trips east through Lake Clear to Lake Placid, rather than Montreal or Malone to the north.[2] Scheduled train service by the New York Central north to Malone ended in 1956.[3][4] On April 24, 1965 the NYC ran its final train on the route.[5][6]