In 1978, Via Rail assumed operation of the route alongside the rest of Canadian Pacific's passenger trains. Under Via, the train ran from Tower Centre in Calgary through Red Deer to Strathcona in Edmonton. Timetables listed the latter stop as "South Edmonton" to distinguish it from the downtown Edmonton station built by the Canadian National Railway. Service consisted of two daily round trips, taking about 3 hours 10 minutes to traverse the 312 km (194 mi) route.[7]
^Herzog, Lawrence (November 24, 2014). "Tracks Into the Past". Edmonton City As Museum Project. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^Brown, Ron (August 30, 2014). The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore: An Illustrated History of Railway Stations in Canada (4 ed.). Dundurn. ISBN978-1459727816.
^"CP Rail Timetable". Canadian Pacific Railway. October 29, 1972. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2021.