By the end of 1954 Canadian National's passenger equipment modernization program was essentially complete. One result of this effort was a new transcontinental flagship which made its debut alongside the competing Canadian Pacific Canadian on the same inaugural day: April 24, 1955.

From the pages of the Official Guide, July 1956

Canadian National Rys. herald

The Super Continental

Canadian National Railways
June 24, 1956

1 Train Number 2
Daily Miles Services Daily
4 00P Dp 0.0 Montreal, QB (Central Sta.) (ET) C R M Ar 5 05P
6 00P Ar 117.7 Ottawa, ON (Union Sta.) C R M Dp 3 05P
6 10P Dp Ar 2 50P
F 8 07P 205.8 Pembroke Junction, ON F12 35P
282.9 Brent, ON C 10 40A
344.3 North Bay, ON C R M 9 00A
1 20A Ar 427.7 Capreol, ON C M Dp 7 05A
51 Toronto Section 52
6 00P Dp 0.0 Toronto, ON C R M Ar 2 15P
F 8 17P 88.9 Washago, ON C F11 54A
10 10P 150.0 Parry Sound, ON C 10 00A
F12 45A 262.1 Sudbury Junction, ON C F 7 33A
1 10A Ar 276.1 Capreol, ON C M Dp 7 00A
1 Continuing Train Number 2
2 00A Dp 427.7 Capreol, ON C M Ar 6 25A
5 25A Ar 576.0 Foleyet, ON C Dp 3 00A
5 35A Dp Ar 2 50A
F 7 58A 685.3 Oba, ON C
9 05A 723.8 Hornepayne, ON C M 11 35P
11 18A 825.1 Longlac, ON C 9 05P
12 01P 855.4 Nakina, ON C M 8 25P
2 30P Ar 967.6 Armstrong, ON (ET) C M Dp 5 50P
1 45P Dp Armstrong, ON (CT) Ar 4 40P
4 45P Ar 1106.5 Sioux Lookout, ON C M Dp 1 55P
4 55P Dp Ar 1 45P
7 30P Ar 1229.6 Redditt, ON C M Dp 11 10A
7 40P Dp Ar 11 00A
8 03P 1244.0 Minaki, ON C 10 35A
10 25P Ar 1358.5 Winnipeg, MB C R M Dp 8 20A
10 50P Dp Ar 7 55A
12 04A 1412.8 Portage la Prairie, MB C 6 36A
1 38A 1486.2 Brandon North, MB 5 10A
2 00A Ar 1500.7 Rivers, MB C M Dp 4 50A
2 10A Dp Ar 4 40A
4 55A Ar 1637.8 Melville, SK C M Dp 2 00A
5 05A Dp Ar 1 50A
7 30A Ar 1766.8 Watrous, SK (CT) C M Dp 11 15P
6 40A Dp Watrous, SK (MT) Ar 10 05P
8 00A Ar 1828.8 Saskatoon, SK C M Dp 8 50P
8 10A Dp Ar 8 40P
9 25A Ar 1892.6 Biggar, SK C M Dp 7 25P
9 35A Dp Ar 7 15P
F10 35A 1949.5 Unity, SK C F 6 13P
12 10P Ar 2032.7 Wainwright, AB C M Dp 4 40P
12 20P Dp Ar 4 30P
3 10P Ar 2159.4 Edmonton, AB C R M Dp 1 50P
3 25P Dp Ar 1 35P
6 20P Ar 2289.0 Edson, AB C M Dp 10 45A
6 30P Dp Ar 10 35A
8 55P Ar 2395.2 Jasper, AB (MT) C M Dp 8 15A
8 05P Dp Jasper, AB (PT) Ar 7 05A
12 15A 2527.5 Blue River, BC C M 3 05A
4 15A Ar 2666.9 Kamloops Junction, BC C Dp 11 10P
Through Sleeper Edmonton-Kelowna
194 Connecting Train Number 193
5 40ADp 0.0 Kamloops Junction, BC Ar 8 15P
6 10A 2.8 Kamloops, BC 8 00P
9 40A 85.4 Vernon, BC 4 35P
11 05AAr 118.9 Kelowna, BC Dp 3 00P
4 30A Dp 2666.9 Kamloops Junction, BC C Ar 11 00P
9 00A 2792.4 Boston Bar, BC C M 6 50P
11 10A 2864.2 Chilliwack, BC C 4 36P
12 35P 2911.1 New Westminster, BC C 3 13P
1 05P Ar 2924.2 Vancouver, BC C R M Dp 2 45P

Train 1 (Montreal-Vancouver): 30 stops, 72:05, 40.6 MPHTrain 51-1 (Toronto-Vancouver): 31 stops, 70:05, 39.6 MPH

Train 2 (Vancouver-Montreal): 31 stops, 71:20, 41.0 MPHTrain 2-52 (Vancouver-Toronto): 30 stops, 69:30, 39.9 MPH


THROUGH CAR SERVICE
Coaches are Operated on All Trains, except "Ocean Limited."
Regularly assigned cars on all trains are Air-Conditioned unless indicated N A C (Non Air-Conditioned).

SUPER CONTINENTAL.
Nos. 1 and 2—Montreal-Toronto-Vancouver

Dining Room Refreshment Lounge...Toronto-Winnipeg.

Dinette...Montreal-Winnipeg.

Dining Car Lounge...Montreal-Capreol.

Coffee Shop Car...Toronto-Capreol.

Winnipeg-Vancouver.

Dining Car...Winnipeg-Vancouver.

Tourist Sleeping Cars—

153 and 253 Montreal-Vancouver (14-Section).

5152 and 252 Toronto-Vancouver (14-Section).

151 and 251 Winnipeg-Vancouver (8-Section).

Standard Sleeping Cars—

516 and 206 Toronto-Vancouver (4 Double Bedrooms, Buffet Lounge).

515 and 205 (June 1 to September 15) Toronto-Vancouver (4-Section, 8 Duplex Roomettees [sic], 4 Double Bedrooms).

514 and 204 Toronto-Vancouver (4-Section, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms).

103 and 203 Montreal-Vancouver (4-Section, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms).

102 and 202 (June 1 to September 15) Montreal-Vancouver (8-Section, 2 Compartment, 1 Drawing-room).

100 and 1930 Edmonton-Kelowna (12-Section, 1 Drawing-room). (Car 100 from Edmonton Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday to Kamloops Junction, thence in Train 194 Monday, Wednesday and Friday to Kelowna. Car 1930 from Kelowna in Train 193 Monday, Wednesday and Friday to Kamloops Junction, thence Train 2 to Edmonton.)

101 and 201 (Until June 27 and after Sept. 15). Winnipeg-Edmonton (4-Section, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 4 Double Bedrooms). (June 28 to September 15 operates Winnipeg-Vancouver.) (Car 101 open at Winnipeg 9:30 p.m.)

Parlor Car 10 and 20 Montreal-Ottawa (34 Seats).

The Super Continental suffered from a perception that its route was less scenic than that of the Canadian and that its equipment was inferior (as dome cars could not operate on electrified sections in the Montreal area). The latter situation was somewhat addressed in 1964 when CN purchased the Super Dome cars of the former Olympian Hiawatha from the Milwaukee Road and put them in service between Winnipeg and Vancouver, but little could be done to improve the scenery. 

Original timetable information copyright ©1956 by National Railway Publication Company.  No record found of copyright renewal; it is believed this information is in the public domain.

The Canadian National Railways name and herald are trademarks of Canadian National Railways and are used on this web page under license. Canadian National herald obtained from CN corporate website.

All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2007 by Eric H. Bowen

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Time:

A - A.M.

D - Train stops only to discharge passengers

F - Conditional (Flag) stop

I  - Customs/Immigration inspection stop

M - Meal stop

N - Not a passenger stop

P - P.M.

R - Train stops only to receive passengers


Services:

A - Auto loading/unloading facilities (as freight)

B - Checked baggage is handled

C - Coupon station (Ticket office)

I  - International border inspection station

M - Food service available

P - Telephone station

R - Rental cars available

T - Telegraph station

X - Checked baggage NOT handled

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