The ''Enterprise'' was a

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train which operated overnight between

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and

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in Canada. Since the trip took only five hours, the train would stop en route, allowing the train's departure to be in the evening and its arrival in the morning. In 2002, the ''Enterprise'' was the first Via train to use the new

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cars. The ''Enterprise'' was discontinued in October 2005 and replaced by an early morning trip on the truncated

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–Toronto segment.

References

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