List of named passenger trains of Canada

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

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated
Abitibi Via Rail Montreal, QCSenneterre, QC [1998] 1993-2009 (train still operates)
Canadian National Montreal, QCHalifax, NS [1928] 1927-1930[2]
Adirondack Amtrak New York, NYMontreal, QC [1980] 1974–present
New York Central New York, NYMontreal, QC [1916] 1893-1895; 1902-1922
Great Northern Seattle, WAVancouver, BC [1948] 1946-1950
Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MBEdmonton, AB [1910] 1910-1915
Alouette Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific Boston, MAMontreal, QC [1934] 1926-1964
The Ambassador[3] Canadian National,
Central Vermont,
Boston & Maine, and
New Haven
Montreal, QCBoston, MA [1963] 1927-1966
Via Rail Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1982] 1982-1984
Great Northern Seattle, WAVancouver, BC [1927] 1919-1946
Via Rail Halifax, HSKentville, NS [1987] 1987
Atlantic Via Rail Halifax, NSMontreal, QC [1993] 1979–1981; 1985-1994
Atlantic Express Canadian Pacific Vancouver, BCMontreal, QC (eastbound) [1910] 1886-1911
Canadian National Railway Chicago, ILToronto, ON [1928] 1926-1930
Grand Trunk Western Chicago, ILMontreal, QC [1913] 1879-1917
Atlantic Limited Canadian Pacific
Via Rail
Saint John, NBMontreal, QC [1956] CPR: 1955–1978; Via: 1978-1979
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint PaulMontreal, QC [1908] 1902-1909
Canadian National Edmonton, ABHalifax, NS 1956-?
Canadian National, Via Rail from 1977 Toronto, ONMontreal, QC 1965-1997
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MNMontreal, QC [1908] 1898-1910
Bras d'Or Via Rail Halifax, NSSydney, NS [2000] 2000-2004
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Toronto, ONBuffalo, NY [1905] 1902-1914
New York Central, Canadian Pacific New York, NYToronto, ON [1945] 1943-1963
Canadian National Montreal, QCOttawa, ON [1965] 1965-1967
Canadian National Truro, NSSydney, NS [1975] 1967-1979
New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway New York, NYToronto, ON [1916] 1913-1942
New York Central
Canadian Pacific
Chicago, ILToronto, ON [1963] 1961-1964
Great Northern Seattle, WA - Vancouver, BC [1930] 1919-1946
The Canadian Canadian Pacific
Via Rail
Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1995] CPR: 1955–1978; Via: 1978–present
New York Central Chicago, ILToronto, ON [1948] 1946-1960
Canadian National, Via Rail from 1978 Toronto, ONOttawa, ON [1970] 1968-1971; 1978-2009
Canadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National Railway Winnipeg, MBPrince Albert, SK [1915] 1911-1920
Canadian National Toronto, ONOttawa, ON [1925] 1921-1927
Cariboo Prospector Pacific Great Eastern BC Rail Vancouver, BCPrince George, BC (aka 'Cariboo Dayliner') [1965] 1956-2002
The Caribou[4] Canadian National Port aux Basques, NLSt. John's, NL 1950-1969
Cascades (group of trains) Amtrak Portland, ORVancouver, BC 1995–present
Canadian National
Via Rail from 1978
Toronto, ONMontreal, QC [1966] 1965-1989
Canadian National Montreal, QCCampbellton, NB [1965] 1964-1974
Chaleur Via Rail Montreal, QCGaspé, QC [1985] 1982-2009 (service suspended in 2013)
Canadian National/Canadian Pacific; Via Rail from 1982 Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1965] 1964-1966; 1982-2009
Canadian Pacific Toronto, ONMontreal, QC [1965] 1965
Via Rail Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1995] 1993-2009
New York Central
Canadian Pacific
Chicago, ILMontreal, QC [1950] 1903-1910; 1931-1960
Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad New York, NY - Philadelphia, PA - Toronto, ON - Chicago, IL [1908] 1908-1915; 1925-1928
Canadian Pacific Calgary, ABEdmonton, AB [1945] 1942-1954
Canadian National Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1930] 1926-1934
Via Rail Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1985] 1982-2009
New York Central Cleveland, OHToronto, 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, QCVancouver, BC [1948] 1921-1955
Continental[5] Canadian National Montreal, QCVancouver, BC [1960] 1955-1963
Canadian Pacific Toronto, ONMontreal, QC [1940] 1939-1944
Canadian Pacific, Michigan Central Railroad Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONChicago, IL [1916] 1915-1920
The Dominion Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1948] 1929-1966
Michigan Central Railroad, Canadian Pacific Chicago, IL - Montreal, QC [1937] 1923-1942
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
Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MBDuluth, MN [1912] 1911-1914
Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian National Montreal, QCDetroit, MI [1926] 1902-1906; 1926-1930
Via Rail Toronto, ONMontreal, QC 2000-2005
Via Rail Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1985] 1982-2009
Canadian Pacific Calgary, ABEdmonton, AB [1955] 1950-1960
Evangeline Dayliner Dominion Atlantic Railway Yarmouth, NSHalifax, NS [1958] 1956-1978
Evangeline Via Rail Yarmouth, NSHalifax, NS [1983] 1978-1990
Via Rail Ottawa, ONToronto, ON [1983] 1981-1989
Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 Ottawa, ONToronto, ON [1975] 1973-1980
Canadian National Port aux Basques, NLSt. John's, NL [1970] 1969-1974
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1967] 1967
Flying Bluenose Dominion Atlantic Railway Halifax, NSYarmouth, NS [1920] 1891-1936
Newfoundland Railway Port aux Basques, NLSt. John's, NL [1920] 1898-1928
Canadian National, Via Rail Toronto, ONSarnia, ON [1960]

Toronto, ONLondon, ON [1990]

1956-1961

1988-1997

Canadian Pacific Calgary, ABLethbridge, AB [1967] 1967-1971
White Pass and Yukon Route Skagway, AKFraser, BC [1982] 1982
Canadian Pacific
Via Rail from 1982
Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1925] 1921-1971, 1982-1997
Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1991 Montreal, QCOttawa, ON [1993] 1965-1967, 1991-1997
Via Rail Toronto, ONNiagara Falls, ON [1994] 1992-1997
Via Rail Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1982] 1982
Canadian National Winnipeg, MBPort Arthur, ON [1935] 1935-1936, 1940
Canadian Pacific Winnipeg, MBEdmonton, 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, NSBoston, MA [1933] 1929-1960
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QCHalifax, NS [1904] 1903-1910
Canadian National Toronto, ONHaliburton, ON [1952] before and after 1952
Hudson Bay Via Rail Winnipeg, MBChurchill, MB [2006] 1979-2009 (train still operates)
Via Rail Sarnia, ONToronto, ON [1991] 1991-1997
Imperial Limited Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC (called 'Imperial' from 1919) [1912] 1899-1933
[7] Grand Trunk Western
Canadian National
Chicago, ILMontreal, QC [1948] 1929-1963
International Amtrak and Via Rail Chicago, ILToronto, ON (aka 'International Limited') [1985] 1982-2004
International Great Northern Seattle, WAVancouver, BC [1955] 1950-1971
International Limited[7] Grand Trunk Western,
Canadian National
Chicago, ILToronto, ON [1955] 1901-1910; 1919-1971
Great Northern Portland, ORVancouver, BC [1945] 1911-1924, 1931-1946
Canadian National, Chicago and North Western Chicago, ILVancouver, BCPrince Rupert, BC [1932] 1932
Canadian Pacific Medicine Hat, ABVancouver, BC [1935] 1931-1964
Canadian Pacific Medicine Hat, ABVancouver, BC [1935] 1931-1964
[7] Canadian National Chicago, ILMontreal, QC [1940] 1937-1963
Via Rail Toronto, ONMontreal, QC [1986] 1982-1997
[7] Canadian National Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1952] 1952-1955
Lake Superior Via Rail Greater Sudbury, ON - White River, ON [2000] 2000-2009 (train still operates)
Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MBPort Arthur, ON [1912] 1911-1915
Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1978 Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1983] 1965-1997
Laurentian Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Canadian Pacific New York, NYMontreal, QC [1948] 1923-1971
Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1982 Montreal, QCOttawa, ON [1985] 1965-1967, 1982-1997
Little Bear Ontario Northland Railway Cochrane, ONMoosonee, ON [1955] 1932-2007
Malahat Via Rail Victoria, BCCourtenay, BC [1989] 1987-2009 (service suspended 2011)
Manitoba Express Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
and Canadian Pacific
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MNWinnipeg, MB [1905] 1904-1918
Northern Pacific Railway St. Paul, MinnesotaWinnipeg, MB [1930] 1914-1915, 1921-1946
Maple Leaf[7] Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONChicago, IL [1938] 1927-1971
Maple Leaf Lehigh Valley, Reading Company
Canadian National
New York, NYPhiladelphia, PAToronto, ON [1940] 1937-1960
Maple Leaf Amtrak and Via Rail New York, NYToronto, ON [1985] 1981–present
Maritime Express[8] Intercolonial (1898-1918); Canadian National (1918-1965) Montreal, QCHalifax, NS [1948] 1898-1965
Via Rail Toronto, ONMontreal, QC [1982] 1982-1997
Via Rail Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1993] 1992-1997
Canadian Pacific, New York Central Railroad Chicago, IllinoisToronto, ON [1934] 1928-1957
Dominion Atlantic Railway Halifax, NSYarmouth, NS ?
Grand Trunk Western Chicago, ILDetroit, MI [1970] 1967-1971
Via Rail Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1986] 1982-1997
Canadian National Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1925] 1923-1934
Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific, Boston and Maine Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MNBoston, MA [1916] 1890-1893; 1903-1916
New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Delaware and Hudson Railway NYMontreal, QC [1916] 1902-1924
Canadian Pacific, Wabash Railroad Chicago, ILToronto, ONMontreal, QC [1903] 1903-1909
Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Boston and Maine Chicago, ILMontreal, QCBoston, MA [1916] 1908-1917
Delaware & Hudson, New York Central New York, NYMontreal, QC [1948] 1925-1971
Montrealer Canadian National Railways,
Central Vermont,
Boston and Maine
New Haven,
Pennsylvania Railroad
Montreal, QCWashington, DC (the southbound name is the 'Washingtonian') [1952] 1924-1966
Montrealer Amtrak Montreal, QCWashington, DC (the southbound name is the 'Washingtonian') [1981] 1972-1995
Canadian Pacific Winnipeg, MBMoose Jaw, SK [1911] 1911-1913
Great Northern Seattle, WAVancouver, BC [1947] 1946-1950
Mount Baker International Amtrak Seattle, WAVancouver, BC [1996] 1996-1997
Mount Royal New York Central, Boston & Maine, Rutland, and Canadian National New York, NYMontreal, QCBoston, MA [1952] 1925-1953
Canadian National Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1925] 1925-1934
Soo Line Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MNVancouver, BC 1920-1960
Grand Trunk Railway, then Canadian National Railway Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1918] 1915-1931
Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific Boston, MAMontreal, QC [1903] 1903-1910
New England States Limited Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad New York, NYMontreal, QCBoston, MA [1916] 1906-1917
Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, Canadian National Railway Boston, MAMontreal, QC [1948] 1927-1953
New York Central, Rutland Railroad New York, NYMontreal, QC [1916] 1913-1918
Dominion Atlantic Railway Halifax, NSYarmouth, NS [1930] 1927-1942
Niagara Rainbow Amtrak New York, NYDetroit, MI (in later years the endpoint was Niagara Falls or Toronto) [1967] 1974-1995
New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Canadian Pacific New York, NYMontreal, QC (with through cars to Ottawa, ON) [1903] 1900-1912
Central Vermont, Boston and Maine Boston, MAMontreal, QC [1916] 1911-1918
Canadian Northern Railway Regina, SKPrince Albert, SK [1913] 1913-1914
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1935] 1932-1938
New York Central New York, NYChicago, IL; Toronto, ON-Chicago, IL [1948] 1884-1897; 1902–1905; 1921-1963
New York Central, Delaware and Hudson Railway, Central Vermont Railway New York, NYMontreal, QC [1892] 1890-1901
Canadian National
Via Rail (from 1978)
Toronto, ONKapuskasing, ON [1948] 1937-1989
Northlander Ontario Northland Railway Toronto, ONCochrane, 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, QCHalifax NS [2013] 1904–present
New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NYToronto, ON [1966] 1938-1960; 1964-1967
Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 Toronto, ONKingston, ON[1966] 1966-1989
New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NYToronto, ONCleveland, OH [1942] 1942-1946
Canadian National Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1933] 1930-1936
Canadian National Montreal, QCOttawa, ON [1926] 1897-1899, 1926-1928
Newfoundland Railway Port aux Basques, NLSt. John's, NL [1935] 1928-1949
New York Central
Canadian Pacific
Montreal, QCDetroit, MI [1952] 1929-1960
Great Northern Vancouver, BCPortland, OR [1925] 1910-1930
Canadian National Saskatoon, SKRegina, SK [1928] 1926-1957
Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific Chicago, ILVancouver, BC [1916] 1911-1916
Pacific Express Canadian Pacific Montreal, QCVancouver, BC (westbound) [1903] 1886-1911, 1924
Pacific International Amtrak Seattle, WAVancouver, BC [1975] 1972-1981
Grand Trunk Western Chicago, ILMontreal, QC [1971] 1971
Canadian National Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1965] 1964-1969
Via Rail Winnipeg, MBPrince Rupert, BC [1984] 1984
Boston & Maine,
Maine Central,
Canadian Pacific,
Canadian National
Boston, MAHalifax, NS [1929] 1929
Via Rail Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1988] 1985-1997
Polar Bear Express Ontario Northland Railway Cochrane, ONMoosonee, ON [1975] 1964–present
Canadian National Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1965] 1965-1966
Canadian Northern Railway Winnipeg, MBPrince Albert, SK [1910] 1910
Canadian National Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1930] 1923-1934
Canadian National Ottawa, ONToronto, ON [1924] 1921-1927
Rapido (group of trains) Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1965] 1965-1981
Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific Boston, MAMontreal, QC [1953] 1927-1958
Via Rail Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1985] 1982-1997
Via Rail Ottawa, ONMontreal, QC [1968]

Ottawa, ONToronto, 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, ABRocky Mountains 2000–present
Royal Hudson (excursion train) BC Rail North Vancouver, BCSquamish, BC 1974-2001
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QCToronto, ONDetroit, MI [1952] 1929-1965
Via Rail Toronto, ONSarnia, ON [1985] 1982-1999
Saint-Laurent Via Rail Montreal, QCMont-Joli, QC [1981] 1980-1982, 1993-2009
[8] Canadian National
Montreal, QCMetis Beach, QC [1952] 1921–1922, 1935–1937, 1952-1957
Canadian Pacific Sault Ste. Marie, MIMontreal, QC [1900] 1898-1902
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis, MNMontreal, QC [1919] 1918-1925
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific Minneapolis, MNMontreal, QC [1903] 1903-1910
Saguenay Via Rail Montreal, QCJonquière, QC [1995] 1993–present
Canadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National Railway Prince Albert, SKRegina, SKSaskatoon, SK [1910] 1910-1920
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1955] 1955
The Scotian[8] Canadian National
Via Rail
Montreal, QCHalifax, NS 1941-1979
1979-1985
Via Rail Ottawa, ONToronto, ON [1997] 1997
Great Northern Portland, ORVancouver, BC [1915] 1911-1918
Via Rail Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1985] 1982-1997
Skeena Via Rail Prince Rupert, BCEdmonton, AB [1980] 1980–present
Soo Line and Canadian Pacific Montreal, QCMinneapolis–Saint Paul, MN [1915] 1911-1918; 1929-1933
Soo Line and Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MNVancouver, British Columbia [1948] 1932-1960
Soo Line and Canadian Pacific Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MNMoose Jaw, SK [1920] 1919-1931
Canadian Pacific Calgary, ABEdmonton, AB [1955] 1950-1960
Canadian National Toronto, ONSarnia, ON [1938] 1935-1940
Super Continental[5] Canadian National
Via Rail from 1977
Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1958] 1955–1981; 1985-1990
Canadian Pacific Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1913] 1909-1913
Canadian National Toronto, ONLondon, ON [1940] 1938-1941
New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NYToronto, ON (with through cars to other destinations) [1930] 1925-1931
New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific New York, NYToronto, ON (1952] 1943-1963
Canadian Pacific Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1918] 1915-1922
Via Rail Toronto, ONKingston, ON [1997] 1997
Via Rail Toronto, ONWindsor, ON [1988] 1982-1997
Canadian Pacific Toronto, ONVancouver, BC [1912] 1911-1914, 1919-1928
Via Rail Montreal, QCOttawa, ON [1994] 1992-1997
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QCQuebec City, QC [1930] 1921-1971
Via Rail Montreal, QCOttawa, ON [1994] 1982-1997
Canadian Pacific Calgary, ABLethbridge, AB [1968] 1967-1971
Canadian National Railways,
Central Vermont,
Boston and Maine
New Haven,
Pennsylvania Railroad
Montreal, QCWashington, DC (the northbound name is the 'Montrealer') [1952] 1924-1966
Washingtonian Amtrak Montreal, QCWashington, DC (the northbound name is the 'Montrealer') [1981] 1972-1995
Canadian Pacific Montreal, QC/Toronto, ONChicago, 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, MNWinnipeg, MB [1925] 1909-1928
Winnipeg Limited Great Northern Minneapolis–St. Paul, MNWinnipeg, 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, MNWinnipeg, MB [1935] 1928-1967
Wolverine New York Central Chicago, ILDetroit, MIWindsor, ON - St. Thomas, ON - New York, NY [1948] 1906-1967
Via Rail Montreal, QCToronto, ON [1985] 1982-1997

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 31
  8. ^ a b c d Canadian National Railways. Passenger Time Tables, April 28 to October 26, 1957. p. 13
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