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Canadian Pacific Railway |
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Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing the continent in Canadian territory was one of the conditions on which British Columbia entered the confederation in 1871. After many difficulties and a political scandal, intensive work began in 1880. The main line from Montreal to the Pacific coast was completed in 1885. The company subsequently developed into a conglomerate, Canadian Pacific Ltd., with holdings encompassing shipping, petroleum, coal, and hotels and real estate in addition to rail lines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1883: In the westward expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railroad, blacksmith Tom Flanagan detects copper sulphide in a right-of-way cut through rock on the rim of the Sudbury Basin. Anotnio Cordasco, an immigrant peddler who aspired to be "king" of the Italian laborers on the Canadian Pacific Railroad operated out of Montreal. The other three pieces will be the Canadian Pacific railroad (Canada's second largest railroad), a coal company and a shipping company. |
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