Canadian Pacific Railway

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Canadian Pacific Railway is a historic Canadian transcontinental railway company that played a central role in the country’s development and later expanded into a major transportation and hospitality conglomerate.

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instanceOf public company
railway company
transcontinental railway
country Canada
dateOfEvent 1885
formerHeadquartersLocation Montreal, Quebec, Canada
formerIndustry aviation
hospitality
passenger rail transport
shipping
telecommunications
formerName Canadian Pacific Railway Company
founder Donald Smith
George Stephen
Government of Canada
James J. Hill
hasHeritageService Royal Canadian Pacific
hasMerger Kansas City Southern Railway
hasPart main line between Montreal and Vancouver
rail lines in the United States Midwest
rail network in Eastern Canada
rail network in Western Canada
hasSubsidiary CP Ships
CP Telecommunications
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Canadian Pacific Hotels
headquartersLocation Calgary, Alberta, Canada
linked to: Calgary
heritageStatus symbol of Canadian nation-building
inception 1881
industry freight transportation
logistics
rail transport
languageOfName English
French
mergerCompletionDate 2023
mergerResult Canadian Pacific Kansas City
notableLocation Craigellachie, British Columbia
notableStructure Connaught Tunnel
Mount Macdonald Tunnel
Spiral Tunnels
Stoney Creek Bridge
officialName Canadian Pacific Railway
operatedBy Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
originalPurpose construction of a transcontinental railway to unite Canada
owns Banff Springs Hotel (historically)
Château Frontenac (historically)
linked to: Château Frontenac

The Empress Hotel, Victoria (historically)
linked to: The Empress Hotel
parentOrganization Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
primaryCargo coal
grain
intermodal containers
potash
routeTerminus Montreal, Quebec
linked to: Montreal

Port of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
linked to: Vancouver
shortName CP Rail
CPR
significantEvent completion of transcontinental line in 1885
significantRole development of Western Canada
economic integration of Canada
settlement of the Canadian Prairies
stockExchange New York Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
tickerSymbol CP
transportMode rail
traverses Canadian Shield
Prairie Provinces
linked to: Western Canada

Rocky Mountains

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Château Frontenac builtFor Canadian Pacific Railway
Dryden, Ontario hasRailService Canadian Pacific Railway
Sarnia transportLink Canadian Pacific Railway
Port of Hamilton connectedTo Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser Canyon traversedBy Canadian Pacific Railway
Castlegar, British Columbia railwayServedBy Canadian Pacific Railway
Fort William transportConnection Canadian Pacific Railway
Pan Am Railways connectedWith Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw railwayServedBy Canadian Pacific Railway
Amtrak Adirondack usesRailroadInfrastructure Canadian Pacific Railway
Brown County, Wisconsin hasRailService Canadian Pacific Railway
Kamloops railwayJunctionFor Canadian Pacific Railway
Maine Central Railroad connectedTo Canadian Pacific Railway
Clarington hasRailService Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine Hat isServedByRailway Canadian Pacific Railway
Yorkton hasRailService Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline operator Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway mainline partOf Canadian Pacific Railway network
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Via Rail usesInfrastructureOf Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Air Lines parentCompany Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Air Lines ownedBy Canadian Pacific Limited
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Michel Trudeau employer Canadian Pacific Railway (as a seasonal worker)
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Heron Bay, Ontario locatedOnTransportationRoute Canadian Pacific Railway
Côte-Saint-Luc hasRailLine Canadian Pacific Railway
Heritage Railway Station of Canada associatedWith Canadian Pacific Railway
Fairmont Royal York Hotel builtFor Canadian Pacific Railway
CPKC Milwaukee Subdivision hasOwnerPredecessor Canadian Pacific Railway
Milwaukee Road successor Canadian Pacific Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway connectedTo Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Northern Railway competedWith Canadian Pacific Railway
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway competedWith Canadian Pacific Railway
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada railwayServedBy Canadian Pacific Railway
Sault Ste. Marie Canal Swing Bridge usedBy Canadian Pacific Railway
General Electric Transportation majorCustomer Canadian Pacific Railway
Amtrak Hiawatha Service usesRailroad Canadian Pacific Railway
Pitt Meadows hasTransportation Canadian Pacific Railway
Thompson River crossedBy Canadian Pacific Railway
Lachine hasRailTransport Canadian Pacific Railway lines
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway operatedBy Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway parentOrganization Canadian Pacific Railway Limited
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway officialName Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway shortName CP Rail
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway formerName Canadian Pacific Railway Company
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway hasHeritageService Royal Canadian Pacific
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser Valley transportCorridor Canadian Pacific Railway
Bruce Price employer Canadian Pacific Railway (as architect for hotels and stations)
linked to: Canadian Pacific Railway
Pershing Square Holdings hasSignificantShareholderRoleIn Canadian Pacific Railway
Porcupine Gold Rush associatedWith Canadian Pacific Railway
Brockville Railway Tunnel laterOperator Canadian Pacific Railway
Oxford County hasRailService Canadian Pacific Railway