In the summer of 1968, CN once again split the Super Continental into two trains, one between Montreal and Vancouver and the other between Toronto and Vancouver. Both trains carried two coaches, a coach-lounge, eight sleepers, a diner, and a … Continue reading
Despite the surge in ridership that took place during Expo ’67, which ended the day this timetable went into effect, CN cut numerous trains, allowing it to reduce the size of this timetable from 68 pages to 52. The previous … Continue reading
Montreal’s Expo ’67 opened on April 28 and lasted until October 29, which are approximately the dates this timetable was in effect. The timetable’s cover shows the Canadian National exhibit at the fair, which was designed to make people think … Continue reading
Canada would celebrate its centennial in 1967 in commemoration of which Montreal would hold a world’s fair, Expo ’67. In anticipation of increased ridership, Canadian National leased some additional dome cars that had previously been used on Baltimore & Ohio’s … Continue reading
The cover of this timetable is meant to look like an action photo but it just looks like an accidental double exposure. After putting scenic pictures of trains on the previous four timetable covers, this one is a disappointment. The … Continue reading
The front cover photo of this timetable shows the Super Continental in the Rocky Mountains with a Sceneramic Lounge car in the middle of the train. CN used the Sceneramic Lounge to separate coaches from sleeping cars, so the first … Continue reading
This CN timetable is the earliest one we have seen that features the ex-Milwaukee Super Domes and Sky-Top observation cars. CN purchased these cars in 1964 but they aren’t pictured in yesterday’s April 1964 timetable. I don’t have a copy … Continue reading
On May 24, 1964, Canadian National introduced a new train: the Panorama, which replaced the Continental as the railway’s secondary transcontinental. The train carried three transcontinental coaches, seven transcontinental sleepers (plus one between Saskatoon and Jasper), a diner, cafe, and … Continue reading
The cover of the April 1962 timetable featured a collage of color photos showing trains, hotels, ships, and scenery that Canadians might want to see by taking CN trains. The cover on today’s also shows a collage but they are … Continue reading
While yesterday’s 1961 timetable, which immediately preceded this one, was 52 pages long, today’s April 1962 edition is 68 pages. One of the reasons for the increased length is that this is Canadian National’s first bilingual timetable. While yesterday’s timetable … Continue reading
