However increased patronage of the "Atlantic" did not meet Via targets, although some might say it did not cross as much politically crucial territory in Quebec as the "Ocean". Thus in the Via budget cuts by the Trudeau government in 1981, the "Atlantic" was terminated in lieu of Budd RDC service between Halifax-Moncton-Saint John-Fredericton. During this time, Fredericton saw its first passenger trains since the early 1960s when Rail Diesel Cars were instituted from Halifax via Moncton and Saint John to replace the "Atlantic"'s connections.