Canadian Pacific Railway mainline

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The Canadian Pacific Railway mainline is a major transcontinental rail corridor that forms a key freight and passenger transportation route across Canada, including through Northern Ontario.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
transcontinental rail corridor
connectsTo Port of Montreal
Port of Vancouver
constructionEnd 1885
constructionStart 1881
country Canada
crosses Canadian Shield
Fraser Canyon
Prairies
Rocky Mountains
Selkirk Mountains
electrification not electrified
endPoint Vancouver
gauge standard gauge
hasMajorYard Calgary
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
historicalRole first transcontinental railway route completed in Canada
historicalSignificance key infrastructure in Canadian Confederation and national integration
historicalTerminus Port Moody
opened 1885
operator Canadian Pacific Railway
ownedBy Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
partOf Canadian Pacific Railway network
passesThrough Banff National Park region
linked to: Banff National Park

Kicking Horse Pass
Lake Superior north shore region
Rogers Pass
Yoho National Park region
linked to: Yoho National Park
primaryTraffic bulk commodities
intermodal freight
startPoint Montreal
successorTerminus Vancouver
trackConfiguration double track on some high‑traffic segments
single track with passing sidings on many segments
traverses Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Northern Ontario
Ontario
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

Saskatchewan
use freight transport
passenger transport

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Northern Ontario transportInfrastructure Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Kenora hasRailService Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Lachine hasTransportInfrastructure Canadian Pacific Railway line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Glacier National Park (Canada) crossedBy Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Stormont County transportCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Bow River crosses Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Bay of Quinte hasNearbyRailway Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Quinte Region hasTransportationCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Town of Milton hasTransportationAccess Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Southern Alberta hasTransportationInfrastructure Canadian Pacific Railway main line
subject linked to: southern Alberta
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Manitoba–Ontario border transportCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway corridor
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Yale, British Columbia locatedOnTransportationRoute Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Boston Bar, British Columbia locatedOnTransportationRoute Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Spences Bridge, British Columbia locatedOn Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Spences Bridge area traversedBy Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Thompson-Nicola region hasTransportationCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Lytton, British Columbia locatedOn Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Northumberland County hasMajorRailCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Seguin River crossesInfrastructure Canadian Pacific Railway main line at Parry Sound
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Weston, Ontario, Canada crossedByRailway Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Town of Schreiber transportCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Township of Ignace railwayService Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
West Coast Express usesRailwayLine Canadian Pacific Railway main line
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway mainline
Dupont Street hasRailInfrastructureAdjacent Canadian Pacific Railway mainline