List of named passenger trains of Canada

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This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Canada. [1]

Train NameRailroadTrain Endpoints in a typical [year]Operated
Abitibi Via Rail Montreal, QC – Senneterre, QC [1998]1993-2009 (train still operates)
Acadian Canadian National Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS [1928]1927-1930 [2]
Adirondack Amtrak New York, NY – Montreal, QC [1980]1974–present
Adirondack and Montreal Express New York Central New York, NY – Montreal, QC [1916]1893-1895; 1902-1922
Afternoon Puget Sounder Great Northern Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC [1948]1946-1950
Alberta Express Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB [1910]1910-1915
Alouette Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific Boston, MA – Montreal, QC [1934]1926-1964
The Ambassador [3] Canadian National,
Central Vermont,
Boston & Maine, and
New Haven 		Montreal, QC – Boston, MA [1963]1927-1966
Ambassador Via Rail Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1982]1982-1984
American Great Northern Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC [1927]1919-1946
Apple Blossom Special Via Rail Halifax, HS – Kentville, NS [1987]1987
Atlantic Via Rail Halifax, NS – Montreal, QC [1993]1979–1981; 1985-1994
Atlantic Express Canadian Pacific Vancouver, BC – Montreal, QC (eastbound) [1910]1886-1911
Atlantic Express Canadian National Railway Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON [1928]1926-1930
Atlantic Express Grand Trunk Western Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC [1913]1879-1917
Atlantic Limited Canadian Pacific
Via Rail 		Saint John, NB – Montreal, QC [1956]CPR: 1955–1978; Via: 1978-1979
Atlantic Limited Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Montreal, QC [1908]1902-1909
Bluenose Canadian National Edmonton, AB – Halifax, NS 1956-?
Bonaventure Canadian National, Via Rail from 1977 Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1965-1997
Boston Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Montreal, QC [1908]1898-1910
Bras d'Or Via Rail Halifax, NS – Sydney, NS [2000]2000-2004
Buffalo Express Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Toronto, ON – Buffalo, NY [1905]1902-1914
Buffalo – Toronto Express New York Central, Canadian Pacific New York, NY – Toronto, ON [1945]1943-1963
Bytowner Canadian National Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON [1965]1965-1967
Cabot Canadian National Truro, NS – Sydney, NS [1975]1967-1979
Canadian New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway New York, NY – Toronto, ON [1916]1913-1942
Canadian New York Central
Canadian Pacific 		Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON [1963]1961-1964
Canadian Great Northern Seattle, WA - Vancouver, BC [1930]1919-1946
The Canadian Canadian Pacific
Via Rail 		Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1995]CPR: 1955–1978; Via: 1978–present
Canadian-Niagara New York Central Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON [1948]1946-1961
Capital Canadian National, Via Rail from 1978 Toronto, ON – Ottawa, ON [1970]1968-1971; 1978-2009
Capital Cities Express Canadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National Railway Winnipeg, MB – Prince Albert, SK [1915]1911-1920
Capital City Canadian National Toronto, ON – Ottawa, ON [1925]1921-1927
Cariboo Prospector Pacific Great Eastern BC Rail Vancouver, BC – Prince George, BC (aka 'Cariboo Dayliner') [1965]1956-2002
The Caribou [4] Canadian National Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL 1950-1969
Cascades (group of trains) Amtrak Portland, OR – Vancouver, BC 1995–present
Cavalier Canadian National
Via Rail from 1978		 Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC [1966]1965-1989
Chaleur Canadian National Montreal, QC – Campbellton, NB [1965]1964-1974
Chaleur Via Rail Montreal, QC – Gaspé, QC [1985]1982-2009 (service suspended in 2013)
Champlain Canadian National/Canadian Pacific; Via Rail from 1982 Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1965]1964-1966; 1982-2009
Chateau Champlain Canadian Pacific Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC [1965]1965
Chaudière Via Rail Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1995]1993-2009
Chicago Express New York Central
Canadian Pacific 		Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC [1950]1903-1910; 1931-1960
Chicago – Toronto Express Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad New York, NY - Philadelphia, PA - Toronto, ON - Chicago, IL [1908]1908-1915; 1925-1928
Chinook Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB – Edmonton, AB [1945]1942-1954
Citadel Canadian National Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1930]1926-1934
Citadelle Via Rail Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1985]1982-2009
Cleveland Mail New York Central Cleveland, OH – Toronto, ON [1945]1942-1948
Connecticut Yankee Boston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford, Quebec Central Railway Boston, MA & New York, NY - Sherbrooke, QC - Quebec City, QC [1946]1936-ca. 1952
Continental Limited Canadian National Montreal, QC – Vancouver, BC [1948]1921-1955
Continental [5] Canadian National Montreal, QC – Vancouver, BC [1960]1955-1963
Day Express Canadian Pacific Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC [1940]1939-1944
Dominion Canadian Pacific, Michigan Central Railroad Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL [1916]1915-1920
The Dominion Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1948]1929-1966
Dominion-Overseas Michigan Central Railroad, Canadian Pacific Chicago, IL - Montreal, QC [1937]1923-1942
Down Easter New Haven,
Boston & Maine,
Maine Central,
Canadian Pacific, and
Canadian National 		New York, NY - Portland, ME (with through cars to Halifax, NS) [1927]1927-1942; 1949-1950
Duluth Express Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MB – Duluth, MN [1912]1911-1914
Eastern Flyer Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian National Montreal, QC – Detroit, MI [1926]1902-1906; 1926-1930
Enterprise Via Rail Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC 2000-2005
Erie Via Rail Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1985]1982-2009
Eskimo Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB – Edmonton, AB [1955]1950-1960
Evangeline Dayliner Dominion Atlantic Railway Yarmouth, NS – Halifax, NS [1958]1956-1978
Evangeline Via Rail Yarmouth, NS – Halifax, NS [1983]1978-1990
Exec Via Rail Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON [1983]1981-1989
Executive Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON [1975]1973-1980
Expedo Canadian National Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL [1970]1969-1974
Expo Limited Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1967]1967
Flying Bluenose Dominion Atlantic Railway Halifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS [1920]1891-1936
Foreign Express Newfoundland Railway Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL [1920]1898-1928
Forest City Canadian National, Via Rail Toronto, ON – Sarnia, ON [1960]

Toronto, ON – London, ON [1990]

1956-1961

1988-1997

Fort Macleod Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB – Lethbridge, AB [1967]1967-1971
Fraser Executive White Pass and Yukon Route Skagway, AK – Fraser, BC [1982]1982
Frontenac Canadian Pacific
Via Rail from 1982		 Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1925]1921-1971, 1982-1997
Gatineau Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1991 Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON [1993]1965-1967, 1991-1997
General Brock Via Rail Toronto, ON – Niagara Falls, ON [1994]1992-1997
Great Laker Via Rail Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1982]1982
Great Lakes Special Canadian National Winnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON [1935]1935-1936, 1940
Great West Canadian Pacific Winnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB [1940]1939-1960
Green Mountain Flyer Boston & Maine, New York Central Railroad,

Rutland, and Canadian National

Boston, MA/New York, NY - Montreal, QC [1930]1892-1896; 1900–1917; 1928-1953
The Gull [6] Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Maine Central
Boston & Maine 		Halifax, NS – Boston, MA [1933]1929-1960
Halifax Express Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS [1904]1903-1910
Highlander Canadian National Toronto, ON – Haliburton, ON [1952]before and after 1952
Hudson Bay Via Rail Winnipeg, MB – Churchill, MB [2006]1979-2009 (train still operates)
Huron Via Rail Sarnia, ON – Toronto, ON [1991]1991-1997
Imperial Limited Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC (called 'Imperial' from 1919) [1912]1899-1933
Inter-City Limited [7] Grand Trunk Western
Canadian National 		Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC [1948]1929-1963
International Amtrak and Via Rail Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON (aka 'International Limited') [1985]1982-2004
International Great Northern Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC [1955]1950-1971
International Limited [7] Grand Trunk Western,
Canadian National 		Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON [1955]1901-1910; 1919-1971
International Limited Great Northern Portland, OR – Vancouver, BC [1945]1911-1924, 1931-1946
Jasper Park Special Canadian National, Chicago and North Western Chicago, IL – Vancouver, BC – Prince Rupert, BC [1932]1932
Kettle Valley Express Canadian Pacific Medicine Hat, AB – Vancouver, BC [1935]1931-1964
Kootenay Express Canadian Pacific Medicine Hat, AB – Vancouver, BC [1935]1931-1964
The La Salle [7] Canadian National Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC [1940]1937-1963
La Salle Via Rail Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC [1986]1982-1997
Lake Shore Express [7] Canadian National Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1952]1952-1955
Lake Superior Via Rail Greater Sudbury, ON - White River, ON [2000]2000-2009 (train still operates)
Lake Superior Express Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON [1912]1911-1915
Lakeshore Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1978 Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1983]1965-1997
Laurentian Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Canadian Pacific New York, NY – Montreal, QC [1948]1923-1971
Laurier Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1982 Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON [1985]1965-1967, 1982-1997
Little Bear Ontario Northland Railway Cochrane, ON – Moosonee, ON [1955]1932-2007
Malahat Via Rail Victoria, BC – Courtenay, BC [1989]1987-2009 (service suspended 2011)
Manitoba Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
and Canadian Pacific 		Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB [1905]1904-1918
Manitoba Limited Northern Pacific Railway St. Paul, Minnesota – Winnipeg, MB [1930]1914-1915, 1921-1946
Maple Leaf [7] Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL [1938]1927-1971
Maple Leaf Lehigh Valley, Reading Company
Canadian National 		New York, NY – Philadelphia, PA – Toronto, ON [1940]1937-1960
Maple Leaf Amtrak and Via Rail New York, NY – Toronto, ON [1985]1981–present
Maritime Express [8] Intercolonial (1898-1918); Canadian National (1918-1965) Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS [1948]1898-1965
Meridian Via Rail Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC [1982]1982-1997
Metropolis Via Rail Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1993]1992-1997
Michigan Canadian Pacific, New York Central Railroad Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, ON [1934]1928-1957
Midnight Dominion Atlantic Railway Halifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS ?
Mohawk Grand Trunk Western Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI [1970]1967-1971
Mohawk Via Rail Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1986]1982-1997
Montreal Canadian National Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1925]1923-1934
Montreal and Boston Express Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific, Boston and Maine Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Boston, MA [1916]1890-1893; 1903-1916
Montreal Express New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Delaware and Hudson Railway NY – Montreal, QC [1916]1902-1924
Montreal Express Canadian Pacific, Wabash Railroad Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC [1903]1903-1909
Montreal Express Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Boston and Maine Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC – Boston, MA [1916]1908-1917
Montreal Limited Delaware & Hudson, New York Central New York, NY – Montreal, QC [1948]1925-1971
Montrealer Canadian National Railways,
Central Vermont,
Boston and Maine
New Haven,
Pennsylvania Railroad 		Montreal, QC – Washington, DC (the southbound name is the 'Washingtonian') [1952]1924-1966
Montrealer Amtrak Montreal, QC – Washington, DC (the southbound name is the 'Washingtonian') [1981]1972-1995
Moose Jaw Express Canadian Pacific Winnipeg, MB – Moose Jaw, SK [1911]1911-1913
Morning Puget Sounder Great Northern Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC [1947]1946-1950
Mount Baker International Amtrak Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC [1996]1996-1997
Mount Royal New York Central, Boston & Maine, Rutland, and Canadian National New York, NY – Montreal, QC – Boston, MA [1952]1925-1953
Mount Royal Canadian National Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1925]1925-1934
The Mountaineer Soo Line Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Vancouver, BC 1920-1960
National Grand Trunk Railway, then Canadian National Railway Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1918]1915-1931
New England Express Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific Boston, MA–Montreal, QC [1903]1903-1910
New England States Limited Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, NY–Montreal, QC–Boston, MA [1916]1906-1917
New Englander Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, Canadian National Railway Boston, MA–Montreal, QC [1948]1927-1953
New York Express New York Central, Rutland Railroad New York, NY–Montreal, QC [1916]1913-1918
New Yorker Dominion Atlantic Railway Halifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS [1930]1927-1942
Niagara Rainbow Amtrak New York, NY–Detroit, MI (in later years the endpoint was Niagara Falls or Toronto) [1967]1974-1995
Night Express New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Canadian Pacific New York, NY–Montreal, QC (with through cars to Ottawa, ON) [1903]1900-1912
Night Express Central Vermont, Boston and Maine Boston, MA–Montreal, QC [1916]1911-1918
Night Express Canadian Northern Railway Regina, SK – Prince Albert, SK [1913]1913-1914
Night Express Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1935]1932-1938
North Shore Limited New York Central New York, NY–Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON-Chicago, IL [1948]1884-1897; 1902–1905; 1921-1963
Northern Express New York Central, Delaware and Hudson Railway, Central Vermont Railway New York, NY–Montreal, QC [1892]1890-1901
Northland Canadian National
Via Rail (from 1978)		 Toronto, ON – Kapuskasing, ON [1948]1937-1989
Northlander Ontario Northland Railway Toronto, ON – Cochrane, ON [1983]1976-2012
Ocean see 'Ocean Limited'
Ocean Limited [8] Intercolonial, Canadian Government Railways, then
Canadian National. Via Rail from 1978. Called 'Ocean' from 1966		 Montreal, QC – Halifax NS [2013]1904–present
Ontarian New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NY–Toronto, ON [1966]1938-1960; 1964-1967
Ontarian Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 Toronto, ON – Kingston, ON[1966]1966-1989
Ontarian-Lake Erie New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NY–Toronto, ON–Cleveland, OH [1942]1942-1946
Ontario Limited Canadian National Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1933]1930-1936
Ottawa Express Canadian National Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON [1926]1897-1899, 1926-1928
Overland Limited Newfoundland Railway Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL [1935]1928-1949
Overseas New York Central
Canadian Pacific 		Montreal, QC–Detroit, MI [1952]1929-1960
Owl Great Northern Vancouver, BC–Portland, OR [1925]1910-1930
Owl Canadian National Saskatoon, SK – Regina, SK [1928]1926-1957
Pacific Coast Express Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific Chicago, IL – Vancouver, BC [1916]1911-1916
Pacific Express Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC – Vancouver, BC (westbound) [1903]1886-1911, 1924
Pacific International Amtrak Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC [1975]1972-1981
Pacific Limited Grand Trunk Western Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC [1971]1971
Panorama Canadian National Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1965]1964-1969
Panorama Via Rail Winnipeg, MB – Prince Rupert, BC [1984]1984
Pine Tree Acadian Boston & Maine,
Maine Central,
Canadian Pacific,
Canadian National 		Boston, MA – Halifax, NS [1929]1929
Point Pelee Via Rail Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1988]1985-1997
Polar Bear Express Ontario Northland Railway Cochrane, ON – Moosonee, ON [1975]1964–present
Premier Canadian National Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1965]1965-1966
Prince Albert Express Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MB – Prince Albert, SK [1910]1910
Quebec Canadian National Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1930]1923-1934
Queen City Canadian National Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON [1924]1921-1927
Rapido (group of trains) Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1965]1965-1981
Red Wing Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific Boston, MA–Montreal, QC [1953]1927-1958
Renaissance Via Rail Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1985]1982-1997
Rideau Via Rail Ottawa, ON – Montreal, QC [1968]

Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON [1989]

1966-1970, 1982–1984, 1989-1997
Rocky Mountaineer (excursion train) Rocky Mountaineer Four routes in the Rocky Mountains 1990–present
Royal Canadian Pacific (excursion train) Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB – Rocky Mountains 2000–present
Royal Hudson (excursion train) BC Rail North Vancouver, BC – Squamish, BC 1974-2001
Royal York Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON – Detroit, MI [1952]1929-1965
St. Clair Via Rail Toronto, ON – Sarnia, ON [1985]1982-1999
Saint-Laurent Via Rail Montreal, QC – Mont-Joli, QC [1981]1980-1982, 1993-2009
St. Lawrence Special [8] Canadian National
Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway 		Montreal, QC – Metis Beach, QC [1952]1921–1922, 1935–1937, 1952-1957
St. Paul Express Canadian Pacific Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Montreal, QC [1900]1898-1902
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Montreal Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis, MN–Montreal, QC [1919]1918-1925
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis, MN–Montreal, QC [1903]1903-1910
Saguenay Via Rail Montreal, QC – Jonquière, QC [1995]1993–present
Saskatchewan Express Canadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National Railway Prince Albert, SK – Regina, SK – Saskatoon, SK [1910]1910-1920
Scenic Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1955]1955
The Scotian [8] Canadian National
Via Rail 		Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS 1941-1979
1979-1985
Senator Via Rail Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON [1997]1997
Shore Line Express Great Northern Portland, OR–Vancouver, BC [1915]1911-1918
Simcoe Via Rail Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1985]1982-1997
Skeena Via Rail Prince Rupert, BC – Edmonton, AB [1980]1980–present
Soo Express Soo Line and Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC–Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN [1915]1911-1918; 1929-1933
Soo-Dominion Soo Line and Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN–Vancouver, British Columbia [1948]1932-1960
Soo-Pacific Express Soo Line and Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Moose Jaw, SK [1920]1919-1931
Stampeder Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB – Edmonton, AB [1955]1950-1960
Steamboat Express Canadian National Toronto, ON – Sarnia, ON [1938]1935-1940
Super Continental [5] Canadian National
Via Rail from 1977		 Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1958]1955–1981; 1985-1990
Toronto Express Canadian Pacific Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1913]1909-1913
Toronto Express Canadian National Toronto, ON – London, ON [1940]1938-1941
Toronto Limited New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NY–Toronto, ON (with through cars to other destinations) [1930]1925-1931
Toronto-Buffalo Express New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NY–Toronto, ON (1952]1943-1963
Trans-Canada Canadian Pacific Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1918]1915-1922
Trent Via Rail Toronto, ON – Kingston, ON [1997]1997
Trillium Via Rail Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON [1988]1982-1997
Vancouver Express Canadian Pacific Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC [1912]1911-1914, 1919-1928
Vanier Via Rail Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON [1994]1992-1997
Viger Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC [1930]1921-1971
Ville-Marie Via Rail Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON [1994]1982-1997
Vulcan Canadian Pacific Calgary, AB – Lethbridge, AB [1968]1967-1971
Washingtonian Canadian National Railways,
Central Vermont,
Boston and Maine
New Haven,
Pennsylvania Railroad 		Montreal, QC – Washington, DC (the northbound name is the 'Montrealer') [1952]1924-1966
Washingtonian Amtrak Montreal, QC – Washington, DC (the northbound name is the 'Montrealer') [1981]1972-1995
Western Express Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL [1903]1903-1906
Whistler Sea to Sky Climb Rocky Mountaineer North Vancouver, BC - Whistler, BC 2006–2015; formerly known as the Whistler Mountaineer
Winnipeg Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
and Canadian Pacific 		Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB [1925]1909-1928
Winnipeg Limited Great Northern Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB [1948]1906-1971
The Winnipeger Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie (1928–1960),
Soo Line (1961–1967) and Canadian Pacific 		Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB [1935]1928-1967
Wolverine New York Central Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON - St. Thomas, ON - New York, NY [1948]1906-1967
York Via Rail Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON [1985]1982-1997

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References

  1. ↑ The primary source for Canadian passenger train names is the Official Guide of the Railways , which has been published since 1868, under the following titles: 1868-1869 Travelers’ Official Railway Guide of the United States and Canada. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1870-1896 Travelers' Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States and Canada. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1897-1900 Travelers’ Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines in the United States, Canada and Mexico. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1901-1973 The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1974-1989 The Official Railway Guide North American Passenger Travel Edition: United States, Canada and Mexico. New York: National Railway Publication Co.; 1989-present Via Rail National Train Timetables.
  2. ↑ Smith, D.N.W. (2004). The Ocean Limited: A Centennial Tribute. Ottawa: Trackside Canada
  3. ↑ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26
  4. ↑ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 5
  5. 1 2 Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 3
  6. ↑ Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 7
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31
  8. 1 2 3 4 Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 13
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