International (Amtrak train)
The International 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. The train was cut back to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1970 and discontinued in 1971.
A Via Rail EMD F40PH leads the International with Amtrak Hi-Level and Superliner coaches into East Lansing in 1996
The eastbound International Limited operating on the Grand Trunk Railway around 1909
The International Limited at Flint in 1982
The International began serving Stratford (pictured in 2004) in 1990
Via Rail Canada Inc., operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada.
CNR Rapido train cars in Pickering, July 1968. In an effort to attract riders, new train cars were acquired by CN in the 1960s.
A Via Rail train at Cochrane station in August 1978. Earlier that year, CNR and CPR passenger rail service were spun off into Via Rail Canada.
The LRC in Port Hope, October 1981. Via Rail ordered the LRCs in the 1980s to replace its older train cars.
A Via GMD FP7 leads the Canadian in Regina, May 1982. The Canadian was rerouted in the 1990s, ending service to several cities, like Calgary.
