Super Continental
The Super Continental under Canadian National pulling into Pembroke on September 6, 1965. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Status | Discontinued | ||||
| Locale | Canada | ||||
| First service | April 24, 1955 | ||||
| Last service | January 14, 1990 | ||||
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| Route | |||||
| Termini | Montreal Vancouver | ||||
| Distance travelled | 2,930 mi (4,720 km) | ||||
| Average journey time | 73 hours, 20 minutes | ||||
| Train number(s) | Canadian National Railways 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||
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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. 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.