The Canadian was originally a Toronto-Chicago train before 1955.
In 1955, the Canadian name was transferred to the new Budd-equipped Montreal-Toronto-Vancouver transcontinental train, replacing the Dominion/Atlantic Limited trains. Normal power for the Canadian was FP7/9's and F7/9 B-units.
Service to Montreal was discontinued when VIA took over passenger operations in 1978.
The CP E8's were initially purchased for Montreal-Boston service.
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