A ceremonial final spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) at Craigellachie, British Columbia, at 9:22 am on November 7, 1885. It was...
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Cornerstone Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway) Last Spike Monument (New Zealand) List of heritage railroads in the United States "The Last Spike" by Thomas...
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gold or silver may be used. Last spike may refer to: Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway), driven in 1885 The Last Spike (book), a 1971 book by historian...
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by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to be preserved...
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history of the Canadian Pacific Railway dates back to 1873. Together with the Canadian Confederation, the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway was a task...
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built the railway in his poem "All the Spikes but the Last." Poetry portal history portal Canada portal Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway) "E.J. Pratt:...
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structure, with the registration number 7575. Golden spike (United States) Last spike (Canadian Pacific Railway) "The aeroplane". The Wanganui Herald. Vol. XXXXIV...
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The Last Spike of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was driven one mile east of Fort Fraser, British Columbia, Canada on April 7, 1914. The Grand Trunk...
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The Canadian Northern Pacific Railway (CNoPR) was an historic Canadian railway with a main line running between the Alberta–British Columbia border and...
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The Canadian Pacific Railway (French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) (reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific...
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The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway. At its 1923 merger into the Canadian National Railway (reporting...
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The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (reporting mark GTP) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway running from Fort William, Ontario (now Thunder...
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Transcontinental railroad (redirect from Canadian transcontinental railway)
built in Canada: the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) opened another line to the Pacific in 1915, and the combined Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR)/National...
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The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States,...
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Island Rail Corridor (redirect from Pacific Wilderness Railway)
the Island Corridor Foundation acquired the railway's ownership from RailAmerica and Canadian Pacific Railway. Passenger service has been "temporarily suspended"...
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Canadian Pacific Railway No. 29 is a preserved Canadian A-1e class 4-4-0 steam locomotive. It was built by the Canadian Pacific's DeLorimier Shops in...
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First transcontinental railroad (redirect from First transcontinental railway)
Railroad" Golden Spike National Historical Park in Utah Union Pacific Railroad History The Transcontinental Railroad Pacific Railway Act and related resources...
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Craigellachie, British Columbia (category Use Canadian English from January 2023)
George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). At a critical time in the railway's development, Stephen travelled to Britain...
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The Canadian National Railway Company (French: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) (reporting mark CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway...
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The Last Spike is a 1971 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton describing the construction and completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway between...
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Canadian Pacific Railway, one year prior to its merger with the Kansas City Southern Railway, was dropped from the pool, leaving CN as the only Canadian member...
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Clublink, and operated by the Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company (in Alaska), the British Columbia Yukon Railway Company (in British Columbia)...
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"Canadian Railroad Trilogy" describes the building of the trans-Canada Canadian Pacific Railway, the construction work on which was completed in 1885. The...
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country series. The history of rail transport in Canada began in the early 19th century. The Canadian railway system saw several expansion "booms" throughout...
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The National Dream (book) (category Canadian history stubs)
Dream is a 1970 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton describing the planning and commencement of the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1871 and...
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Jackfish, Ontario (category Railway towns in Ontario)
northern Ontario, Canada, located on the north shore of Lake Superior east of Terrace Bay. The last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) track between...
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Timeline of Montreal history (category Timelines of cities in Canada)
1884–1920 – Mount Royal Funicular Railway brings sightseers to the top of Mount Royal. 1885 – Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway) on November 7. 1885 – The...
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Toronto Railway Historical Association. "Canadian Pacific Railway: On Better Footing". trha.ca. "Last Spike on the Ontario and Quebec Railway". The Kick...
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construction, notably for the Canadian Pacific Railway, of which he was the major shareholder, and advising Lord Strathcona on railway projects in Argentina and...
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Northern and Pacific Junction Railway, connecting to the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline outside of North Bay. In 1887, the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) gained...
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