When Canadian Pacific decided to make the move to streamlining, they didn't do things by halves. In 1953, they placed the largest single order the Budd company ever received: one hundred and seventy-three stainless steel streamlined cars costing a grand total of $38 million. It was the last major order of sleeping cars to include the classic open section accommodations. At the same time, CPR refurbished 22 older heavyweight cars for service as economy sleepers, finishing their exteriors in stainless steel cladding as well. By early 1955 the new equipment was ready and the Canadian began operation on April 24, 1955 between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver. 

See photos and car diagrams of the Canadian's dome coaches and diner.

From the pages of the Official Guide, July 1956

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The Canadian

Canadian Pacific Railway
June, 1956

1 Train Number 2
Daily Miles Services Altitude Daily
1 00P Dp 0.0 Montreal, QC (Windsor Sta.) (ET) C M 109 Ar 9 30P
R 1 06P 2.0 Westmount, QC 152 D 9 22P
R 1 13P 4.7 Montreal West, QC C 158 D 9 15P
3 05P Ar 111.4 Ottawa, ON C M 215 Dp 7 25P
3 15P Dp Ar 7 15P
F 5 45P 219.4 Pembroke, ON C F 4 59P
6 13P Ar 241.2 Chalk River, ON M 523 4 34P
6 20P Dp
9 00P Ar 358.5 North Bay, ON C M 662 Dp 1 46P
9 15P Dp Ar 1 31P
10 50P Ar 437.5 Sudbury, ON C M 857 Dp 11 56A
Toronto Section
11 Train Number 12
4 15P Dp 0.0 Toronto, ON (ET) C M 274 Ar 6 00P
R 4 30P 4.5 West Toronto, ON 393 D 5 42P
7 30P 131.4 MacTier, ON M 790 3 05P
F 8 04P 154.5 Parry Sound, ON C F 2 25P
10 30P Ar 259.8 Sudbury, ON C M 857 Dp 12 01P
1 Continuing Train Number 2
11 30P Dp 437.5 Sudbury, ON C M 857 Ar 11 16A
12 23A 471.5 Cartier, ON M 1378 10 31A
3 45A 607.9 Chapleau, ON M 1412 7 21A
7 08A Ar 737.8 White River, ON M 1225 Dp 3 49A
7 15A Dp Ar 3 42A
10 28A 856.1 Schreiber, ON M 996 12 44A
1 20P 984.6 Port Arthur, ON C 614 9 45P
1 35P Ar 989.0 Ft. William, ON (Thunder Bay) (ET) C M 617 Dp 9 30P
12 50P Dp Ft. William, ON (Thunder Bay) (CT) Ar 8 15P
3 50P Ar 1136.2 Ignace, ON M 1486 Dp 5 18P
3 58P Dp Ar 5 10P
F 5 03P 1199.5 Dryden, ON F 3 56P
6 58P 1282.4 Kenora, ON C M 1091 2 13P
9 25P Ar 1408.1 Winnipeg, MB C M 766 Dp 11 35A
9 45P Dp Ar 11 15A
F10 41P 1463.7 Portage la Prairie, MB C F10 15A
12 05A Ar 1541.2 Brandon, MB C M 1204 Dp 9 00A
12 13A Dp Ar 8 52A
2 37A Ar 1672.1 Broadview, SK (CT) M 1968 Dp 6 27A
1 45A Dp Broadview, SK (MT) Ar 5 19A
3 22A 1764.5 Regina, SK C M 1896 3 39A
4 12A Ar 1806.1 Moose Jaw, SK C M 1778 Dp 2 47A
4 27A Dp Ar 2 32A
6 30A 1916.5 Swift Current, SK C M 2432 12 37A
9 15A Ar 2063.9 Medicine Hat, AB C M 2181 Dp 9 43P
9 23A Dp Ar 9 35P
12 40P Ar 2239.7 Calgary, AB C M 3438 Dp 6 20P
12 55P Dp Ar 6 05P
3 15P 2321.6 Banff, AB C M 4534 4 00P
4 13P 2356.3 Lake Louise, AB 5050 3 10P
5 10P Ar 2376.3 Field, BC (MT) M 4072 Dp 2 20P
4 15P Dp Field, BC (PT) Ar 1 15P
8 55P 2502.0 Revelstoke, BC C M 1494 8 40A
F10 52P 2565.4 Salmon Arm, BC 1157 F 6 18A
12 45A 2630.8 Kamloops, BC C M 1159 4 35A
5 15A 2752.3 North Bend, BC 493 12 20A
F 7 52A 2839.6 Mission City, BC 26 F 9 40P
8 30A 2864.8 Coquitlam, BC 38 9 02P
9 10A Ar 2881.3 Vancouver, BC (PT) C M 14 Dp 8 30P

Train 1: 34 stops, 71:10, 40.5 MPHTrain 11-1: 31 stops, 67:55, 39.8 MPH


Train 2: 34 stops, 70:00, 41.2 MPHTrain 2-12: 31 stops, 66:30, 40.7 MPH


FAST TRANSCONTINENTAL SCHEDULE
"The Canadian"
"SCENIC-DOME" STAINLESS-STEEL STREAMLINER
ALL SPACE RESERVED - NO EXTRA FARE

EQUIPMENT

WESTWARD
No. 1 - Montreal to Vancouver.
Nos. 1-11 - Toronto to Vancouver.

[119] Tourist Sleeping Car (14 Sections)...Toronto-Vancouver

[118] Tourist Sleeping Car (14 Sections)...Toronto-Vancouver

[117] Tourist Sleeping Car (14 Sections)...Montreal-Vancouver

[115] Skyline DOME Coffee Shop Coach (26 Reserved Seats)...Toronto-Sudbury

[113] Skyline DOME Coffee Shop Coach (26 Reserved Seats)...Montreal-Vancouver

[112] Deluxe Coach (60 Reserved Seats)...Toronto-Vancouver

[111] Deluxe Coach (60 Reserved Seats)...Montreal-Sudbury

Deluxe Dining Room Car...Montreal-Toronto-Vancouver

[109] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Toronto-Vancouver

[108] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Toronto-Vancouver

[107] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Toronto-Vancouver

[106] Streamlined Sleeper, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms, 4 Sections...Toronto-Vancouver

[104] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Montreal-Vancouver

[103] Streamlined Sleeper, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms, 4 Sections...Montreal-Vancouver

[102] Streamlined Sleeper, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms, 4 Sections...Montreal-Vancouver

[101] Streamlined SCENIC DOME Observation Lounge Sleeper, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms...Montreal-Vancouver

[100] Streamlined SCENIC DOME Observation Lounge Sleeper, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms...Toronto-Sudbury


EASTWARD
No. 2 - Vancouver to Montreal.
Nos. 2-12 - Vancouver to Toronto.

[219] Tourist Sleeping Car (14 Sections)...Vancouver-Toronto

[218] Tourist Sleeping Car (14 Sections)...Vancouver-Toronto

[217] Tourist Sleeping Car (14 Sections)...Vancouver-Montreal

[215] Skyline DOME Coffee Shop Coach (26 Reserved Seats)...Sudbury-Toronto

[213] Skyline DOME Coffee Shop Coach (26 Reserved Seats)...Vancouver-Montreal

[212] Deluxe Coach (60 Reserved Seats)...Vancouver-Toronto

[211] Deluxe Coach (60 Reserved Seats)...Sudbury-Montreal

Deluxe Dining Room Car...Vancouver-Toronto-Montreal

[209] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Toronto

[208] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Toronto

[207] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Toronto

[206] Streamlined Sleeper, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Toronto

[204] Streamlined Sleeper, 4 Roomettes, 5 Double Bedrooms, 1 Compartment, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Montreal

[203] Streamlined Sleeper, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Montreal

[202] Streamlined Sleeper, 8 Duplex Roomettes, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms, 4 Sections...Vancouver-Montreal

[201] Streamlined SCENIC DOME Observation Lounge Sleeper, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms...Vancouver-Montreal

[200] Streamlined SCENIC DOME Observation Lounge Sleeper, 1 Drawing-room, 3 Double Bedrooms...Sudbury-Toronto


For your convenience, seats may be reserved for dinner in deluxe dining room car.
Carbuilder Budd built better than they could have known. More than fifty years later, their equipment - rebuilt and modernized, yes, but still recognizably the same cars that rolled out of the Red Lion plant in 1955 - continues in service today with VIA Rail Canada as the Canadian.

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

Passenger car diagrams and photos from the Car Builder's Cyclopedia of American Practice, 20th edition. Copyright ©1957 by Simmons-Boardman Publishing, New York.

Canadian Pacific Railway Trademark is used with the permission of Canadian Pacific Railway. Canadian Pacific herald obtained from Canadian Pacific Railway Archives.

All comments, original material and page design copyright ©2006-2014 by Eric H. Bowen. Page modified 2014-11-18 (add car information).

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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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