List of named passenger trains of Canada
This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Canada.
Train Name | Railroad | Train Endpoints in a typical | Operated |
Abitibi | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Senneterre, QC | 1993-2009 |
Acadian | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS | 1927-1930 |
Adirondack | Amtrak | New York, NY – Montreal, QC | 1974–present |
Adirondack and Montreal Express | New York Central | New York, NY – Montreal, QC | 1893-1895; 1902-1922 |
Afternoon Puget Sounder | Great Northern | Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC | 1946-1950 |
Alberta Express | Canadian Northern Railway | Winnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB | 1910-1915 |
Alouette | Boston & Maine, Canadian Pacific | Boston, MA – Montreal, QC | 1926-1964 |
The Ambassador | Canadian National, Central Vermont, Boston & Maine, and New Haven | Montreal, QC – Boston, MA | 1927-1966 |
Ambassador | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON | 1982-1984 |
American | Great Northern | Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC | 1919-1946 |
Apple Blossom Special | Via Rail | Halifax, HS – Kentville, NS | 1987 |
Atlantic | Via Rail | Halifax, NS – Montreal, QC | 1979-1981; 1985-1994 |
Atlantic Express | Canadian Pacific | Vancouver, BC – Montreal, QC | 1886-1911 |
Atlantic Express | Canadian National Railway | Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON | 1926-1930 |
Atlantic Express | Grand Trunk Western | Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC | 1879-1917 |
Atlantic Limited | Canadian Pacific Via Rail | Saint John, NB – Montreal, QC | CPR: 1955-1978; Via: 1978-1979 |
Atlantic Limited | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul – Montreal, QC | 1902-1909 |
Bluenose | Canadian National | Edmonton, AB – Halifax, NS | 1956-? |
Bonaventure | Canadian National, Via Rail from 1977 | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1965-1997 |
Boston Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Montreal, QC | 1898-1910 |
Bras d'Or | Via Rail | Halifax, NS – Sydney, NS | 2000-2004 |
Buffalo Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad | Toronto, ON – Buffalo, NY | 1902-1914 |
Buffalo – Toronto Express | New York Central, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY – Toronto, ON | 1943-1963 |
Bytowner | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON | 1965-1967 |
Cabot | Canadian National | Truro, NS – Sydney, NS | 1967-1979 |
Canadian | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway | New York, NY – Toronto, ON | 1913-1942 |
Canadian | New York Central Canadian Pacific | Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON | 1961-1964 |
Canadian | Great Northern | Seattle, WA - Vancouver, BC | 1919-1946 |
The Canadian | Canadian Pacific Via Rail | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | CPR: 1955-1978; Via: 1978–present |
Canadian Niagara | New York Central | Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON | 1946-1960 |
Capital | Canadian National, Via Rail from 1978 | Toronto, ON – Ottawa, ON | 1968-1971; 1978-2009 |
Capital Cities Express | Canadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National Railway | Winnipeg, MB – Prince Albert, SK | 1911-1920 |
Capital City | Canadian National | Toronto, ON – Ottawa, ON | 1921-1927 |
Cariboo Prospector | Pacific Great Eastern BC Rail | Vancouver, BC – Prince George, BC | 1956-2002 |
The Caribou | Canadian National | Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL | 1950-1969 |
Cascades | Amtrak | Portland, OR – Vancouver, BC | 1995–present |
Cavalier | Canadian National Via Rail from 1978 | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1965-1989 |
Chaleur | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Campbellton, NB | 1964-1974 |
Chaleur | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Gaspé, QC | 1982-2009 |
Champlain | Canadian National/Canadian Pacific; Via Rail from 1982 | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1964-1966; 1982-2009 |
Chateau Champlain | Canadian Pacific | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1965 |
Chaudière | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1993-2009 |
Chicago Express | New York Central Canadian Pacific | Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC | 1903-1910; 1931-1960 |
Chicago – Toronto Express | Lehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western Railroad | New York, NY - Philadelphia, PA - Toronto, ON - Chicago, IL | 1908-1915; 1925-1928 |
Chinook | Canadian Pacific | Calgary, AB – Edmonton, AB | 1942-1954 |
Citadel | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1926-1934 |
Citadelle | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1982-2009 |
Cleveland Mail | New York Central | Cleveland, OH – Toronto, ON | 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 | 1936-ca. 1952 |
Continental Limited | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Vancouver, BC | 1921-1955 |
Continental | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Vancouver, BC | 1955-1963 |
Day Express | Canadian Pacific | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1939-1944 |
Dominion | Canadian Pacific, Michigan Central Railroad | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL | 1915-1920 |
The Dominion | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1929-1966 |
Dominion - Overseas | Michigan Central Railroad, Canadian Pacific | Chicago, IL - Montreal, QC | 1923-1942 |
Down Easter | New Haven, Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Canadian Pacific, and Canadian National | New York, NY - Portland, ME | 1927-1942; 1949-1950 |
Duluth Express | Canadian Northern Railway | Winnipeg, MB – Duluth, MN | 1911-1914 |
Eastern Flyer | Grand Trunk Railway, Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Detroit, MI | 1902-1906; 1926-1930 |
Enterprise | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 2000-2005 |
Erie | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON | 1982-2009 |
Eskimo | Canadian Pacific | Calgary, AB – Edmonton, AB | 1950-1960 |
Evangeline Dayliner | Dominion Atlantic Railway | Yarmouth, NS – Halifax, NS | 1956-1978 |
Evangeline | Via Rail | Yarmouth, NS – Halifax, NS | 1978-1990 |
Exec | Via Rail | Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON | 1981-1989 |
Executive | Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 | Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON | 1973-1980 |
Expedo | Canadian National | Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL | 1969-1974 |
Expo Limited | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1967 |
Flying Bluenose | Dominion Atlantic Railway | Halifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS | 1891-1936 |
Foreign Express | Newfoundland Railway | Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL | 1898-1928 |
Forest City | Canadian National, Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Sarnia, ON Toronto, ON – London, ON | 1956-1961 1988-1997 |
Fort Macleod | Canadian Pacific | Calgary, AB – Lethbridge, AB | 1967-1971 |
Fraser Executive | White Pass and Yukon Route | Skagway, AK – Fraser, BC | 1982 |
Frontenac | Canadian Pacific Via Rail from 1982 | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1921-1971, 1982-1997 |
Gatineau | Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1991 | Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON | 1965-1967, 1991-1997 |
General Brock | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Niagara Falls, ON | 1992-1997 |
Great Laker | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON | 1982 |
Great Lakes Special | Canadian National | Winnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON | 1935-1936, 1940 |
Great West | Canadian Pacific | Winnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB | 1939-1960 |
Green Mountain Flyer | Boston & Maine, New York Central Railroad, Rutland, and Canadian National | Boston, MA/New York, NY - Montreal, QC | 1892-1896; 1900-1917; 1928-1953 |
The Gull | Canadian National Canadian Pacific Maine Central Boston & Maine | Halifax, NS – Boston, MA | 1929-1960 |
Halifax Express | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS | 1903-1910 |
Highlander | Canadian National | Toronto, ON – Haliburton, ON | before and after 1952 |
Hudson Bay | Via Rail | Winnipeg, MB – Churchill, MB | 1979-2009 |
Huron | Via Rail | Sarnia, ON – Toronto, ON | 1991-1997 |
Imperial Limited | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1899-1933 |
Inter-City Limited | Grand Trunk Western Canadian National | Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC | 1929-1963 |
International | Amtrak and Via Rail | Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON | 1982-2004 |
International | Great Northern | Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC | 1950-1971 |
International Limited | Grand Trunk Western, Canadian National | Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON | 1901-1910; 1919-1971 |
International Limited | Great Northern | Portland, OR – Vancouver, BC | 1911-1924, 1931-1946 |
Jasper Park Special | Canadian National, Chicago and North Western | Chicago, IL – Vancouver, BC – Prince Rupert, BC | 1932 |
Kettle Valley Express | Canadian Pacific | Medicine Hat, AB – Vancouver, BC | 1931-1964 |
Kootenay Express | Canadian Pacific | Medicine Hat, AB – Vancouver, BC | 1931-1964 |
The La Salle | Canadian National | Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC | 1937-1963 |
La Salle | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1982-1997 |
Lake Shore Express | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1952-1955 |
Lake Superior | Via Rail | Greater Sudbury, ON - White River, ON | 2000-2009 |
Lake Superior Express | Canadian Northern Railway | Winnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON | 1911-1915 |
Lakeshore | Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1978 | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1965-1997 |
Laurentian | Delaware & Hudson, New York Central, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY – Montreal, QC | 1923-1971 |
Laurier | Canadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1982 | Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON | 1965-1967, 1982-1997 |
Little Bear | Ontario Northland Railway | Cochrane, ON – Moosonee, ON | 1932-2007 |
Malahat | Via Rail | Victoria, BC – Courtenay, BC | 1987-2009 |
Manitoba Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB | 1904-1918 |
Manitoba Limited | Northern Pacific Railway | St. Paul, Minnesota – Winnipeg, MB | 1914-1915, 1921-1946 |
Maple Leaf | Grand Trunk Western and Canadian National | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL | 1927-1971 |
Maple Leaf | Lehigh Valley, Reading Company Canadian National | New York, NY – Philadelphia, PA – Toronto, ON | 1937-1960 |
Maple Leaf | Amtrak and Via Rail | New York, NY – Toronto, ON | 1981–present |
Maritime Express | Intercolonial ; Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS | 1898-1965 |
Meridian | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1982-1997 |
Metropolis | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1992-1997 |
Michigan | Canadian Pacific, New York Central Railroad | Chicago, Illinois – Toronto, ON | 1928-1957 |
Midnight | Dominion Atlantic Railway | Halifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS | ? |
Mohawk | Grand Trunk Western | Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI | 1967-1971 |
Mohawk | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON | 1982-1997 |
Montreal | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1923-1934 |
Montreal and Boston Express | Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific, Boston and Maine | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Boston, MA | 1890-1893; 1903-1916 |
Montreal Express | New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Delaware and Hudson Railway | NY – Montreal, QC | 1902-1924 |
Montreal Express | Canadian Pacific, Wabash Railroad | Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC | 1903-1909 |
Montreal Express | Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Boston and Maine | Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC – Boston, MA | 1908-1917 |
Montreal Limited | Delaware & Hudson, New York Central | New York, NY – Montreal, QC | 1925-1971 |
Montrealer | Canadian National Railways, Central Vermont, Boston and Maine New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad | Montreal, QC – Washington, DC | 1924-1966 |
Montrealer | Amtrak | Montreal, QC – Washington, DC | 1972-1995 |
Moose Jaw Express | Canadian Pacific | Winnipeg, MB – Moose Jaw, SK | 1911-1913 |
Morning Puget Sounder | Great Northern | Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC | 1946-1950 |
Mount Baker International | Amtrak | Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC | 1996-1997 |
Mount Royal | New York Central, Boston & Maine, Rutland, and Canadian National | New York, NY – Montreal, QC – Boston, MA | 1925-1953 |
Mount Royal | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1925-1934 |
The Mountaineer | Soo Line | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Vancouver, BC | 1920-1960 |
National | Grand Trunk Railway, then Canadian National Railway | Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON | 1915-1931 |
New England Express | Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific | Boston, MA–Montreal, QC | 1903-1910 |
New England States Limited | Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad | New York, NY–Montreal, QC–Boston, MA | 1906-1917 |
New Englander | Central Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, Canadian National Railway | Boston, MA–Montreal, QC | 1927-1953 |
New York Express | New York Central, Rutland Railroad | New York, NY–Montreal, QC | 1913-1918 |
New Yorker | Dominion Atlantic Railway | Halifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS | 1927-1942 |
Niagara Rainbow | Amtrak | New York, NY–Detroit, MI | 1974-1995 |
Night Express | New York Central, Rutland Railroad, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY–Montreal, QC | 1900-1912 |
Night Express | Central Vermont, Boston and Maine | Boston, MA–Montreal, QC | 1911-1918 |
Night Express | Canadian Northern Railway | Regina, SK – Prince Albert, SK | 1913-1914 |
Night Express | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1932-1938 |
North Shore Limited | New York Central | New York, NY–Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON-Chicago, IL | 1884-1897; 1902-1905; 1921-1963 |
Northern Express | New York Central, Delaware and Hudson Railway, Central Vermont Railway | New York, NY–Montreal, QC | 1890-1901 |
Northland | Canadian National Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Kapuskasing, ON | 1937-1989 |
Northlander | Ontario Northland Railway | Toronto, ON – Cochrane, ON | 1976-2012 |
Ocean | see 'Ocean Limited' | ||
Ocean Limited | Intercolonial, Canadian Government Railways, then Canadian National. Via Rail from 1978. Called 'Ocean' from 1966 | Montreal, QC – Halifax NS | 1904–present |
Ontarian | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY–Toronto, ON | 1938-1960; 1964-1967 |
Ontarian | Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 | Toronto, ON – Kingston, ON | 1966-1989 |
Ontarian-Lake Erie | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY–Toronto, ON–Cleveland, OH | 1942-1946 |
Ontario Limited | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1930-1936 |
Ottawa Express | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON | 1897-1899, 1926-1928 |
Overland Limited | Newfoundland Railway | Port aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL | 1928-1949 |
Overseas | New York Central Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC–Detroit, MI | 1929-1960 |
Owl | Great Northern | Vancouver, BC–Portland, OR | 1910-1930 |
Owl | Canadian National | Saskatoon, SK – Regina, SK | 1926-1957 |
Pacific Coast Express | Soo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific | Chicago, IL – Vancouver, BC | 1911-1916 |
Pacific Express | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC – Vancouver, BC | 1886-1911, 1924 |
Pacific International | Amtrak | Seattle, WA – Vancouver, BC | 1972-1981 |
Pacific Limited | Grand Trunk Western | Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC | 1971 |
Panorama | Canadian National | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1964-1969 |
Panorama | Via Rail | Winnipeg, MB – Prince Rupert, BC | 1984 |
Pine Tree Acadian | Boston & Maine, Maine Central, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National | Boston, MA – Halifax, NS | 1929 |
Point Pelee | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Windsor, ON | 1985-1997 |
Polar Bear Express | Ontario Northland Railway | Cochrane, ON – Moosonee, ON | 1964–present |
Premier | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1965-1966 |
Prince Albert Express | Canadian Northern Railway | Winnipeg, MB – Prince Albert, SK | 1910 |
Quebec | Canadian National | Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC | 1923-1934 |
Queen City | Canadian National | Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON | 1921-1927 |
Rapido | Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978 | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1965-1981 |
Red Wing | Boston and Maine, Canadian Pacific | Boston, MA–Montreal, QC | 1927-1958 |
Renaissance | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1982-1997 |
Rideau | Via Rail | Ottawa, ON – Montreal, QC Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON | 1966-1970, 1982-1984, 1989-1997 |
Rocky Mountaineer | Rocky Mountaineer | Four routes in the Rocky Mountains | 1990–present |
Royal Canadian Pacific | Canadian Pacific | Calgary, AB – Rocky Mountains | 2000–present |
Royal Hudson | BC Rail | North Vancouver, BC – Squamish, BC | 1974-2001 |
Royal York | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON – Detroit, MI | 1929-1965 |
St. Clair | Via Rail | Toronto, ON – Sarnia, ON | 1982-1999 |
Saint-Laurent | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Mont-Joli, QC | 1980-1982, 1993-2009 |
St. Lawrence Special | Canadian National Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway | Montreal, QC – Metis Beach, QC | 1921-1922, 1935-1937, 1952-1957 |
St. Paul Express | Canadian Pacific | Sault Ste. Marie, MI – Montreal, QC | 1898-1902 |
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Montreal Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis, MN–Montreal, QC | 1918-1925 |
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth Express | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis, MN–Montreal, QC | 1903-1910 |
Saguenay | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Jonquière, QC | 1993–present |
Saskatchewan Express | Canadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National Railway | Prince Albert, SK – Regina, SK – Saskatoon, SK | 1910-1920 |
Scenic | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1955 |
The Scotian | Canadian National Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS | 1941-1979 1979-1985 |
Senator | Via Rail | Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON | 1997 |
Shore Line Express | Great Northern | Portland, OR–Vancouver, BC | 1911-1918 |
Simcoe | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1982-1997 |
Skeena | Via Rail | Prince Rupert, BC – Edmonton, AB | 1980–present |
Soo Express | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC–Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN | 1911-1918; 1929-1933 |
Soo-Dominion | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN–Vancouver, British Columbia | 1932-1960 |
Soo-Pacific Express | Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Moose Jaw, SK | 1919-1931 |
Stampeder | Canadian Pacific | Calgary, AB – Edmonton, AB | 1950-1960 |
Steamboat Express | Canadian National | Toronto, ON – Sarnia, ON | 1935-1940 |
Super Continental | Canadian National Via Rail from 1977 | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1955-1981; 1985-1990 |
Toronto Express | Canadian Pacific | Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC | 1909-1913 |
Toronto Express | Canadian National | Toronto, ON – London, ON | 1938-1941 |
Toronto Limited | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY–Toronto, ON | 1925-1931 |
Toronto-Buffalo Express | New York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian Pacific | New York, NY–Toronto, ON | 1924-1966 |
Washingtonian | Amtrak | Montreal, QC – Washington, DC | 1972-1995 |
Western Express | Canadian Pacific | Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL | 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, MN – Winnipeg, MB | 1909-1928 |
Winnipeg Limited | Great Northern | Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB | 1906-1971 |
The Winnipeger | Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Soo Line and Canadian Pacific | Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB | 1928-1967 |
Wolverine | New York Central | Chicago, IL – Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON - St. Thomas, ON - New York, NY | 1906-1967 |
York | Via Rail | Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON | 1982-1997 |