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Super Continental
Discontinued Canadian passenger train / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Super Continental was a transcontinental Canadian passenger train operated by the Canadian National Railway from 1955 until 1977, when Via Rail took over the train and ran it until it was cancelled in 1981.[2] Service was restored in 1985 but was again eliminated in 1990. The original CN train had a Montreal–Ottawa–Toronto-Winnipeg–Saskatoon–Edmonton–Jasper–Vancouver routing with daily service.
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![]() The Super Continental under Canadian National pulling into Pembroke on September 6, 1965. | |||||
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Status | Discontinued | ||||
Locale | Canada | ||||
First service | April 24, 1955; 69 years ago (April 24, 1955) | ||||
Last service | January 14, 1990; 34 years ago (January 14, 1990) | ||||
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Route | |||||
Termini | Montreal Vancouver | ||||
Distance travelled | 2,930 mi (4,720 km)[1] | ||||
Average journey time | 73 hours, 20 minutes[1] | ||||
Train number(s) | Canadian National Railways 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||||
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||
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