It was named Trans-continental when first used by the then vice president and general manager of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
 

The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was started in 1903 and ran from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Prince Rupert, BC through Edmonton, Alberta. Because the Canadian government had financed or guaranteed loans to about 90% of the Grand Trunk Pacific's total debt (as they had with a number of small railways in Canada), the Canadian National Railway was formed in 1919 to take over all of these small railways and did take over the Grand Trunk Pacific in 1920.

In 1921 the car was transferred from the west to Ottawa for the Minister of Transport to use. It was numbered 104, and was also used for track inspections and train wreck investigations. It kept that listing until 1937 when it was re-numbered to 101 for general government use.

In 1956 the car was re-assigned to Montreal, given number 95, and placed in the headquarters "pool" reserve. Five years later the business car was relocated to Edmonton where it remained until 1975, at which time it was retired.

A private individual in Calgary purchased the car in 1976 and later leased it to the CPR, where it was used as a Superintendent's car. Three Valley Gap purchased the car in December of 1985.