Intermediate stops along the corridor were in Didsbury, Olds, Innisfail, Red Deer, and Wetaskiwin.

[3] To better compete with the Canadian Northern Railway, the CP built the High Level Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River and extended service to the downtown Edmonton station on September 2, 1913.

[5][6] 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.

Service consisted of two daily round trips, taking about 3 hours 10 minutes to traverse the 312 km (194 mi) route.