List of named passenger trains of Canada


This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Canada.
Train NameRailroadTrain Endpoints in a typical Operated
AbitibiVia RailMontreal, QCSenneterre, QC 1993-2009
AcadianCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Halifax, NS 1927-1930
AdirondackAmtrakNew York, NY – Montreal, QC 1974–present
Adirondack and Montreal ExpressNew York CentralNew York, NY – Montreal, QC 1893-1895; 1902-1922
Afternoon Puget SounderGreat NorthernSeattle, WAVancouver, BC 1946-1950
Alberta ExpressCanadian Northern RailwayWinnipeg, MBEdmonton, AB 1910-1915
AlouetteBoston & Maine, Canadian PacificBoston, MA – Montreal, QC 1926-1964
The AmbassadorCanadian National,
Central Vermont,
Boston & Maine, and
New Haven
Montreal, QC – Boston, MA 1927-1966
AmbassadorVia RailToronto, ONWindsor, ON 1982-1984
AmericanGreat NorthernSeattle, WA – Vancouver, BC 1919-1946
Apple Blossom SpecialVia RailHalifax, HSKentville, NS 1987
AtlanticVia RailHalifax, NS – Montreal, QC 1979-1981; 1985-1994
Atlantic ExpressCanadian PacificVancouver, BC – Montreal, QC 1886-1911
Atlantic ExpressCanadian National RailwayChicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1926-1930
Atlantic ExpressGrand Trunk WesternChicago, IL – Montreal, QC 1879-1917
Atlantic LimitedCanadian Pacific
Via Rail
Saint John, NB – Montreal, QC CPR: 1955-1978; Via: 1978-1979
Atlantic LimitedMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian PacificMinneapolis–Saint Paul – Montreal, QC 1902-1909
BluenoseCanadian NationalEdmonton, AB – Halifax, NS1956-?
BonaventureCanadian National, Via Rail from 1977Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC1965-1997
Boston ExpressMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie, Canadian PacificMinneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Montreal, QC 1898-1910
Bras d'OrVia RailHalifax, NS – Sydney, NS 2000-2004
Buffalo ExpressLehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western RailroadToronto, ON – Buffalo, NY 1902-1914
Buffalo – Toronto ExpressNew York Central, Canadian PacificNew York, NY – Toronto, ON 1943-1963
BytownerCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Ottawa, ON 1965-1967
CabotCanadian NationalTruro, NS – Sydney, NS 1967-1979
CanadianNew York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo RailwayNew York, NY – Toronto, ON 1913-1942
CanadianNew York Central
Canadian Pacific
Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1961-1964
CanadianGreat NorthernSeattle, WA - Vancouver, BC 1919-1946
The CanadianCanadian Pacific
Via Rail
Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC CPR: 1955-1978; Via: 1978–present
Canadian NiagaraNew York CentralChicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1946-1960
CapitalCanadian National, Via Rail from 1978Toronto, ON – Ottawa, ON 1968-1971; 1978-2009
Capital Cities ExpressCanadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National RailwayWinnipeg, MB – Prince Albert, SK 1911-1920
Capital CityCanadian NationalToronto, ON – Ottawa, ON 1921-1927
Cariboo ProspectorPacific Great Eastern BC RailVancouver, BC – Prince George, BC 1956-2002
The CaribouCanadian NationalPort aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL1950-1969
Cascades AmtrakPortland, OR – Vancouver, BC1995–present
CavalierCanadian National
Via Rail from 1978
Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1965-1989
ChaleurCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Campbellton, NB 1964-1974
ChaleurVia RailMontreal, QC – Gaspé, QC 1982-2009
ChamplainCanadian National/Canadian Pacific; Via Rail from 1982Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1964-1966; 1982-2009
Chateau ChamplainCanadian PacificToronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1965
ChaudièreVia RailMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1993-2009
Chicago ExpressNew York Central
Canadian Pacific
Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC 1903-1910; 1931-1960
Chicago – Toronto ExpressLehigh Valley Railroad, Grand Trunk Western RailroadNew York, NY - Philadelphia, PA - Toronto, ON - Chicago, IL 1908-1915; 1925-1928
ChinookCanadian PacificCalgary, AB – Edmonton, AB 1942-1954
CitadelCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1926-1934
CitadelleVia RailMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1982-2009
Cleveland MailNew York CentralCleveland, OH – Toronto, ON 1942-1948
Connecticut YankeeBoston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford, Quebec Central RailwayBoston, MA & New York, NY - Sherbrooke, QC - Quebec City, QC 1936-ca. 1952
Continental LimitedCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Vancouver, BC 1921-1955
ContinentalCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Vancouver, BC 1955-1963
Day ExpressCanadian PacificToronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1939-1944
DominionCanadian Pacific, Michigan Central RailroadMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL 1915-1920
The DominionCanadian PacificMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1929-1966
Dominion - OverseasMichigan Central Railroad, Canadian PacificChicago, IL - Montreal, QC 1923-1942
Down EasterNew Haven,
Boston & Maine,
Maine Central,
Canadian Pacific, and
Canadian National
New York, NY - Portland, ME 1927-1942; 1949-1950
Duluth ExpressCanadian Northern RailwayWinnipeg, MB – Duluth, MN 1911-1914
Eastern FlyerGrand Trunk Railway, Canadian NationalMontreal, QC – Detroit, MI 1902-1906; 1926-1930
EnterpriseVia RailToronto, ON – Montreal, QC2000-2005
ErieVia RailToronto, ON – Windsor, ON 1982-2009
EskimoCanadian PacificCalgary, AB – Edmonton, AB 1950-1960
Evangeline DaylinerDominion Atlantic RailwayYarmouth, NS – Halifax, NS 1956-1978
EvangelineVia RailYarmouth, NS – Halifax, NS 1978-1990
ExecVia RailOttawa, ON – Toronto, ON 1981-1989
ExecutiveCanadian National; Via Rail from 1978Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON 1973-1980
ExpedoCanadian NationalPort aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL 1969-1974
Expo LimitedCanadian PacificMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1967
Flying BluenoseDominion Atlantic RailwayHalifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS 1891-1936
Foreign ExpressNewfoundland RailwayPort aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL 1898-1928
Forest CityCanadian National, Via RailToronto, ON – Sarnia, ON
Toronto, ON – London, ON
1956-1961
1988-1997
Fort MacleodCanadian PacificCalgary, AB – Lethbridge, AB 1967-1971
Fraser ExecutiveWhite Pass and Yukon RouteSkagway, AKFraser, BC 1982
FrontenacCanadian Pacific
Via Rail from 1982
Montreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1921-1971, 1982-1997
GatineauCanadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1991Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON 1965-1967, 1991-1997
General BrockVia RailToronto, ON – Niagara Falls, ON 1992-1997
Great LakerVia RailToronto, ON – Windsor, ON 1982
Great Lakes SpecialCanadian NationalWinnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON 1935-1936, 1940
Great WestCanadian PacificWinnipeg, MB – Edmonton, AB 1939-1960
Green Mountain FlyerBoston & Maine, New York Central Railroad,
Rutland, and Canadian National
Boston, MA/New York, NY - Montreal, QC 1892-1896; 1900-1917; 1928-1953
The GullCanadian National
Canadian Pacific
Maine Central
Boston & Maine
Halifax, NS – Boston, MA 1929-1960
Halifax ExpressCanadian PacificMontreal, QC – Halifax, NS 1903-1910
HighlanderCanadian NationalToronto, ON – Haliburton, ON before and after 1952
Hudson BayVia RailWinnipeg, MB – Churchill, MB 1979-2009
HuronVia RailSarnia, ON – Toronto, ON 1991-1997
Imperial LimitedCanadian PacificMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1899-1933
Inter-City LimitedGrand Trunk Western
Canadian National
Chicago, IL – Montreal, QC 1929-1963
InternationalAmtrak and Via RailChicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1982-2004
InternationalGreat NorthernSeattle, WA – Vancouver, BC 1950-1971
International LimitedGrand Trunk Western,
Canadian National
Chicago, IL – Toronto, ON 1901-1910; 1919-1971
International LimitedGreat NorthernPortland, OR – Vancouver, BC 1911-1924, 1931-1946
Jasper Park SpecialCanadian National, Chicago and North WesternChicago, IL – Vancouver, BC – Prince Rupert, BC 1932
Kettle Valley ExpressCanadian PacificMedicine Hat, AB – Vancouver, BC 1931-1964
Kootenay ExpressCanadian PacificMedicine Hat, AB – Vancouver, BC 1931-1964
The La SalleCanadian NationalChicago, IL – Montreal, QC 1937-1963
La SalleVia RailToronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1982-1997
Lake Shore ExpressCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1952-1955
Lake SuperiorVia RailGreater Sudbury, ON - White River, ON 2000-2009
Lake Superior ExpressCanadian Northern RailwayWinnipeg, MB – Port Arthur, ON 1911-1915
LakeshoreCanadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1978Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1965-1997
LaurentianDelaware & Hudson, New York Central, Canadian PacificNew York, NY – Montreal, QC 1923-1971
LaurierCanadian National Railway, Via Rail from 1982Montreal, QC – Ottawa, ON 1965-1967, 1982-1997
Little BearOntario Northland RailwayCochrane, ONMoosonee, ON 1932-2007
MalahatVia RailVictoria, BCCourtenay, BC 1987-2009
Manitoba ExpressMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
and Canadian Pacific
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB 1904-1918
Manitoba LimitedNorthern Pacific RailwaySt. Paul, Minnesota – Winnipeg, MB 1914-1915, 1921-1946
Maple LeafGrand Trunk Western and Canadian NationalMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL 1927-1971
Maple LeafLehigh Valley, Reading Company
Canadian National
New York, NY – Philadelphia, PA – Toronto, ON 1937-1960
Maple LeafAmtrak and Via RailNew York, NY – Toronto, ON 1981–present
Maritime ExpressIntercolonial ; Canadian National Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS 1898-1965
MeridianVia RailToronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1982-1997
MetropolisVia RailMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1992-1997
MichiganCanadian Pacific, New York Central RailroadChicago, Illinois – Toronto, ON 1928-1957
MidnightDominion Atlantic RailwayHalifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS?
MohawkGrand Trunk WesternChicago, IL – Detroit, MI 1967-1971
MohawkVia RailToronto, ON – Windsor, ON 1982-1997
MontrealCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1923-1934
Montreal and Boston ExpressSoo Line Railroad, Canadian Pacific, Boston and MaineMinneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Boston, MA 1890-1893; 1903-1916
Montreal ExpressNew York Central, Rutland Railroad, Delaware and Hudson RailwayNY – Montreal, QC 1902-1924
Montreal ExpressCanadian Pacific, Wabash RailroadChicago, IL – Toronto, ON – Montreal, QC 1903-1909
Montreal ExpressGrand Trunk Western Railroad, Boston and MaineChicago, IL – Montreal, QC – Boston, MA 1908-1917
Montreal LimitedDelaware & Hudson, New York CentralNew York, NY – Montreal, QC 1925-1971
MontrealerCanadian National Railways,
Central Vermont,
Boston and Maine
New Haven,
Pennsylvania Railroad
Montreal, QC – Washington, DC 1924-1966
MontrealerAmtrakMontreal, QC – Washington, DC 1972-1995
Moose Jaw ExpressCanadian PacificWinnipeg, MB – Moose Jaw, SK 1911-1913
Morning Puget SounderGreat NorthernSeattle, WA – Vancouver, BC 1946-1950
Mount Baker InternationalAmtrakSeattle, WA – Vancouver, BC 1996-1997
Mount RoyalNew York Central, Boston & Maine, Rutland, and Canadian NationalNew York, NY – Montreal, QC – Boston, MA 1925-1953
Mount RoyalCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1925-1934
The MountaineerSoo LineMinneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Vancouver, BC1920-1960
NationalGrand Trunk Railway, then Canadian National RailwayToronto, ON – Windsor, ON 1915-1931
New England ExpressBoston and Maine, Canadian PacificBoston, MA–Montreal, QC 1903-1910
New England States LimitedCentral Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, New York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadNew York, NY–Montreal, QC–Boston, MA 1906-1917
New EnglanderCentral Vermont Railway, Boston and Maine, Canadian National RailwayBoston, MA–Montreal, QC 1927-1953
New York ExpressNew York Central, Rutland RailroadNew York, NY–Montreal, QC 1913-1918
New YorkerDominion Atlantic RailwayHalifax, NS – Yarmouth, NS 1927-1942
Niagara RainbowAmtrakNew York, NY–Detroit, MI 1974-1995
Night ExpressNew York Central, Rutland Railroad, Canadian PacificNew York, NY–Montreal, QC 1900-1912
Night ExpressCentral Vermont, Boston and MaineBoston, MA–Montreal, QC 1911-1918
Night ExpressCanadian Northern RailwayRegina, SK – Prince Albert, SK 1913-1914
Night ExpressCanadian PacificMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1932-1938
North Shore LimitedNew York CentralNew York, NY–Chicago, IL; Toronto, ON-Chicago, IL 1884-1897; 1902-1905; 1921-1963
Northern ExpressNew York Central, Delaware and Hudson Railway, Central Vermont RailwayNew York, NY–Montreal, QC 1890-1901
NorthlandCanadian National
Via Rail
Toronto, ON – Kapuskasing, ON 1937-1989
NorthlanderOntario Northland RailwayToronto, ON – Cochrane, ON 1976-2012
Oceansee 'Ocean Limited'
Ocean LimitedIntercolonial, Canadian Government Railways, then
Canadian National. Via Rail from 1978. Called 'Ocean' from 1966
Montreal, QC – Halifax NS 1904–present
OntarianNew York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian PacificNew York, NY–Toronto, ON 1938-1960; 1964-1967
OntarianCanadian National; Via Rail from 1978Toronto, ON – Kingston, ON1966-1989
Ontarian-Lake ErieNew York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian PacificNew York, NY–Toronto, ON–Cleveland, OH 1942-1946
Ontario LimitedCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1930-1936
Ottawa ExpressCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Ottawa, ON 1897-1899, 1926-1928
Overland LimitedNewfoundland RailwayPort aux Basques, NL – St. John's, NL 1928-1949
OverseasNew York Central
Canadian Pacific
Montreal, QC–Detroit, MI 1929-1960
OwlGreat NorthernVancouver, BC–Portland, OR 1910-1930
OwlCanadian NationalSaskatoon, SK – Regina, SK 1926-1957
Pacific Coast ExpressSoo Line Railroad, Canadian PacificChicago, IL – Vancouver, BC 1911-1916
Pacific ExpressCanadian PacificMontreal, QC – Vancouver, BC 1886-1911, 1924
Pacific InternationalAmtrakSeattle, WA – Vancouver, BC 1972-1981
Pacific LimitedGrand Trunk WesternChicago, IL – Montreal, QC 1971
PanoramaCanadian NationalMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1964-1969
PanoramaVia RailWinnipeg, MB – Prince Rupert, BC 1984
Pine Tree AcadianBoston & Maine,
Maine Central,
Canadian Pacific,
Canadian National
Boston, MA – Halifax, NS 1929
Point PeleeVia RailToronto, ON – Windsor, ON 1985-1997
Polar Bear ExpressOntario Northland RailwayCochrane, ON – Moosonee, ON 1964–present
PremierCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1965-1966
Prince Albert ExpressCanadian Northern RailwayWinnipeg, MB – Prince Albert, SK 1910
QuebecCanadian NationalMontreal, QC – Quebec City, QC 1923-1934
Queen CityCanadian NationalOttawa, ON – Toronto, ON 1921-1927
Rapido Canadian National; Via Rail from 1978Montreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1965-1981
Red WingBoston and Maine, Canadian PacificBoston, MA–Montreal, QC 1927-1958
RenaissanceVia RailMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1982-1997
RideauVia RailOttawa, ON – Montreal, QC
Ottawa, ON – Toronto, ON
1966-1970, 1982-1984, 1989-1997
Rocky Mountaineer Rocky MountaineerFour routes in the Rocky Mountains1990–present
Royal Canadian Pacific Canadian PacificCalgary, AB – Rocky Mountains2000–present
Royal Hudson BC RailNorth Vancouver, BCSquamish, BC1974-2001
Royal YorkCanadian PacificMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON – Detroit, MI 1929-1965
St. ClairVia RailToronto, ON – Sarnia, ON 1982-1999
Saint-LaurentVia RailMontreal, QC – Mont-Joli, QC 1980-1982, 1993-2009
St. Lawrence SpecialCanadian National
Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway
Montreal, QC – Metis Beach, QC 1921-1922, 1935-1937, 1952-1957
St. Paul ExpressCanadian PacificSault Ste. Marie, MI – Montreal, QC 1898-1902
St. Paul-Minneapolis-Montreal ExpressMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian PacificMinneapolis, MN–Montreal, QC 1918-1925
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth ExpressMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Canadian PacificMinneapolis, MN–Montreal, QC 1903-1910
SaguenayVia RailMontreal, QC – Jonquière, QC 1993–present
Saskatchewan ExpressCanadian Northern Railway, then Canadian National RailwayPrince Albert, SK – Regina, SK – Saskatoon, SK 1910-1920
ScenicCanadian PacificMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1955
The ScotianCanadian National
Via Rail
Montreal, QC – Halifax, NS1941-1979
1979-1985
SenatorVia RailOttawa, ON – Toronto, ON 1997
Shore Line ExpressGreat NorthernPortland, OR–Vancouver, BC 1911-1918
SimcoeVia RailMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1982-1997
SkeenaVia RailPrince Rupert, BC – Edmonton, AB 1980–present
Soo ExpressSoo Line and Canadian PacificMontreal, QC–Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN 1911-1918; 1929-1933
Soo-DominionSoo Line and Canadian PacificMinneapolis–Saint Paul, MN–Vancouver, British Columbia 1932-1960
Soo-Pacific ExpressSoo Line and Canadian PacificMinneapolis–Saint Paul, MN – Moose Jaw, SK 1919-1931
StampederCanadian PacificCalgary, AB – Edmonton, AB 1950-1960
Steamboat ExpressCanadian NationalToronto, ON – Sarnia, ON 1935-1940
Super ContinentalCanadian National
Via Rail from 1977
Montreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1955-1981; 1985-1990
Toronto ExpressCanadian PacificToronto, ON – Vancouver, BC 1909-1913
Toronto ExpressCanadian NationalToronto, ON – London, ON 1938-1941
Toronto LimitedNew York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian PacificNew York, NY–Toronto, ON 1925-1931
Toronto-Buffalo ExpressNew York Central, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Canadian PacificNew York, NY–Toronto, ON 1924-1966
WashingtonianAmtrakMontreal, QC – Washington, DC 1972-1995
Western ExpressCanadian PacificMontreal, QC/Toronto, ON – Chicago, IL 1903-1906
Whistler Sea to Sky ClimbRocky MountaineerNorth Vancouver, BC - Whistler, BC2006-2015; formerly known as the Whistler Mountaineer
Winnipeg ExpressMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
and Canadian Pacific
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB 1909-1928
Winnipeg LimitedGreat NorthernMinneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB 1906-1971
The WinnipegerMinneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie,
Soo Line and Canadian Pacific
Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN – Winnipeg, MB 1928-1967
WolverineNew York CentralChicago, IL – Detroit, MI – Windsor, ON - St. Thomas, ON - New York, NY 1906-1967
YorkVia RailMontreal, QC – Toronto, ON 1982-1997