Deliveries of the new cars were essentially completed by 1954, but CN waited until April 24, 1955, to introduce its new transcontinental flagship "Super Continental" to replace its former flagship, the "Continental Limited". Not coincidentally, this was the same date that competitor Canadian Pacific Railway introduced its new streamlined transcontinental train "The Canadian". Before its introduction in regular service, the equipment that was to be used for the "Super Continental" was displayed at some of the stations on the train's route. The "Super Continental" reduced the travel time between Montreal and Vancouver by up to 14 hours, removing the need for a fourth night aboard the train. The journey was advertised as the longest single run of a diesel locomotive powered train in North America without changing locomotives.