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2. List of named passenger trains of Canada - Wikipedia

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   Canadian National Railways, Central Vermont, Boston and Maine New Haven, Pennsylvania Railroad. Montreal, QC – Washington, DC (the southbound name is the 'Washingtonian') [1952] 1924-1966. Montrealer. Amtrak. Montreal, QC – Washington, DC (the southbound name is the 'Washingtonian') [1981] 1972-1995. Moose Jaw Express. Canadian Pacific.

3. High-speed rail in Canada - Wikipedia

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   CN Rail created some early hopes with the UAC TurboTrain, in its Toronto–Montreal route during the 1960s. The TurboTrain was a true HST, achieving speeds as high as 201 km/h (125 mph) in regular service. The Turbo went 225 km/h (140 mph) in a speed run April 26, 1976 [7] and may have attained even higher speeds in test runs in 1968–69.

4. International (Amtrak train) - Wikipedia

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   International. (Amtrak train) The International (formerly International Limited) was a named passenger train operated between Chicago and Toronto. It was originally an overnight train operated by the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada and its successors the Canadian National Railway and Grand Trunk Western Railroad, running as far as Montreal.

5. List of high-speed railway lines - Wikipedia

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   This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...

6. Why can’t America have high speed rail? Because our ... - AOL

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   Across the world, high-speed trains zip from city to city, sometimes topping 250 miles per hour before dropping off hundreds of passengers right in a city’s downtown. However, in the U.S., that ...

7. Maple Leaf (train) - Wikipedia

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   Maple Leaf. (train) The Maple Leaf is an international passenger train service operated by Amtrak and Via Rail between New York Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Toronto via Amtrak's Empire Corridor, and the south western part of Via Rail's Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. Daily service is offered in both directions; the 544 ...

8. Rail transportation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Map. Rail transportation in the United States consists primarily of freight shipments along a well integrated network of standard gauge private freight railroads that also extend into Canada and Mexico. The United States has the largest rail transport network of any country in the world, about 160,000 miles (260,000 km).

9. High-speed rail in the United States - Wikipedia

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   High-Speed Rail – Express: Frequent, express service between major population centers 200–600 miles (320–970 km) apart, with few intermediate stops. Top speeds of at least 150 mph (240 km/h) on completely grade-separated, dedicated rights-of-way (with the possible exception of some shared track in terminal areas).