The Canadian - By 1950, the Canadian Pacific Railway rostered a ragtag fleet of heavyweight and lightweight cars for its transcontinental runs between Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.
 
Seeking the postwar and tourism boom, plus holding steady against the Canadian National Railway's upcoming Super Continental streamliner, CPR took note from the U.S. in the form of stainless steel.
 
Much like the 1949 California Zephyr, Budd pulled out all the stops with 173 built cars with the cream of the crop being the dome-observation-sleeper Park Cars.
 
Launched on 24 Apr 1955, the same day as the Super Continental, The Canadian left its competition in the dust as a revolutionary and iconic train for the country it traversed across.
 
So much so that the name continues to roll under via, now on the CN mainline between Toronto and Vancouver.
 
The bulk of the passenger cars from the 1955 debut remain in service today for the modern day Canadian, a testament to the historic design and construction at the hands of Budd.
 
From Bill Stephens, "The Canadian is the last great streamliner."
 
Though time for the aging equipment might be running out...
 
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