''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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, 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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– Sudbury,

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. It remained CPR's

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'' on 24 April 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 24 April 1966, but continued on as the '' Expo Limited'' (serving the Montreal World's Fair) for much of 1967.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dominion Named passenger trains of Canada Named passenger trains of Ontario Railway services introduced in 1931 Canadian Pacific Railway passenger trains Railway services discontinued in 1966 1931 establishments in Canada 1966 disestablishments in Canada