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[6] [7] The Super Continental reduced the travel time between Montreal and Vancouver by up to 14 hours, removing the need for a fourth night aboard the train. [6] [8] The journey was advertised as the longest single run of a diesel locomotive powered train in North America without changing locomotives. [9]
A BNSF train of loaded well cars (or double-stack cars) at Caliente, California, United States. A Canadian National Railway double-stack container train.. 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) – United States – a June 2024 third-party study over 10 days in Arizona found that Union Pacific routinely runs intermodal trains of more than 5,500 m (18,000 ft) in length, of which the longest was a 6,100-metre ...
The China Railway G403/4, G405/6 and D939/40 Beijing–Kunming high-speed train (2,653 km, 10 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 54 minutes), which began service on January 1, 2017, is the longest high-speed rail service in the world.
With tourists seeking more sustainable travel options for 2025, there are eyes on the tracks for the most remarkable rail adventures this year – but is the “world’s longest train journey ...
Country/Territory Length (km) % of the total electrified (per route km) Historical peak length (km) Nationalized or private [a] Data year References
The CPR's most notable royal train was in 1939, when the CPR and the CNR had the honour of carrying King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their coast-to-coast-and-back tour of Canada; one company took the royal couple from Quebec City to Vancouver and the other company took them on the return journey to Halifax. This was the first tour of ...
The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada University of Toronto Press 1966; Eagle J. A., The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Development of Western Canada, 1896–1914. McGill-Queen's University Press 1989; R. B. Fleming; The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849–1923 University of British Columbia Press, 1991
The Canadian (French: Le Canadien) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.