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.jpg) 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)[1] | ||||
| Average journey time | 73 hours, 20 minutes[1] | ||||
| 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.[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.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
inaugurationwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Via Rail service cuts begin on schedule". The Gazette. Montreal. November 16, 1981. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
