In the aftermath of another round of deep budget cuts made to Via Rail on January 15, 1990, Via again discontinued the "Super Continental," this time permanently. The "Canadian" was moved from CPR trackage to the CN route plied by the "Super Continental" for its first quarter-century, dropping the Montreal section. The new longer route bypassed Regina and Calgary in favour of Saskatoon and Edmonton. This maintained transcontinental service and allowed Via to operate its government-mandated service to small communities along the line. At the same time, the absence of transportation alternatives along the CPR route allowed entrepreneur Peter Armstrong to develop the Rocky Mountaineer excursion service. Moreover, while pre-1990 schedules had daily service on both the CP and CN routes, service following the 1990 cuts was a mere three days per week, reduced further to two times a week in the offseason.