List_of_named_passenger_trains_of_Canada

List of named passenger trains of Canada

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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.

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Smith, D.N.W. (2004). The Ocean Limited: A Centennial Tribute. Ottawa: Trackside Canada

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Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 26

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Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 5

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Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 3

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Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 7

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Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31

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Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 13

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Train Name	Railroad	Train 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

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