''The Dominion'' was a Canadian transcontinental

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operated by the

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. It first began as a summer service between

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, and

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, operating in 1931 and 1932. Effective June 23, 1933, it replaced the '' Imperial Limited'' as the CPR's main transcontinental service and included a

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, Quebec – Sudbury, Ontario

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. It remained CPR's

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'' on April 24, 1955. In 1960 the train was reconfigured as a "transcontinental local" service on the same route as the ''Canadian'' to provide services on shorter trips. ''The Dominion'' had previously carried a large amount of mail and express parcels, which afterward was carried on fast freights as well as on ''The Canadian''. This reduced ''The Dominion'' to a typical consist of four coaches and a baggage car. The service was eliminated officially on April 24, 1966, but continued on as the '' Expo Limited'' (serving the Montreal World's Fair) for much of 1967.

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