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The 2,704-mile (4352 km) Toronto-Vancouver run took 68 hours, over 15 hours faster than the previous schedule of the "Dominion." By comparison, today’s @VIA_Rail version of the “Canadian” takes 95 hours to travel between the two cities. 3/3
Canadian Pacific Railway diesel locomotives Nos. 1424 and 1919 haul the first ever train No. 1, The Canadian, out of Montreal toward Ottawa and Sudbury on the first leg of its journey across Canada, on Sunday, April 24, 1955. Canadian Pacific Railway/Steve Morris collection.
January 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Perhaps most widely mourned were Trains 1/9 and 2/10, the last runs of the Montreal/Toronto-Vancouver "Canadian" over the CP route. There were many additional last runs throughout Canada. VIA Rail’s passenger system was effectively reduced by 50% on this day in 1990. 3/3
The tail-end of the last eastbound VIA Rail "Canadian" to run over the original Canadian Pacific Railway route, prior to its departure from Vancouver, BC, on January 14, 1990. Photo by Kazuo Tateishi. The last eastbound VIA Rail "Canadian" to run over the original Canadian Pacific Railway route rounds the famous Morant's Curve in the Rockies on January 15, 1990. Photo by John Carter.
January 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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VIA Rail's The Skeena, with 1-2 coaches plus a dome observation car, always tickles me.
Image of a VIA rail train on a long viaduct in BC. One FP40H pulls three stainless Budd cars. Two coaches and a dome observation.
December 4, 2024 at 5:36 PM