23 Facts About Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific Railway, known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail, is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881.

Together with the Canadian Confederation, the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway was a task originally undertaken as the National Dream by the Conservative government of Prime Minister John A Macdonald .

Canadian Pacific was helped by Alexander Tilloch Galt, who was the owner of the North Western Coal and Navigation Company.

In 1873, John A Macdonald and other high-ranking politicians, bribed in the Pacific Scandal, granted federal contracts to Hugh Allan's Canada Pacific Railway Company rather than to David Lewis Macpherson's Inter-Ocean Railway Company which was thought to have connections to the American Northern Pacific Railway Company.

The Canadian Pacific Railway began its westward expansion from Bonfield, Ontario, where the first spike was driven into a sunken railway tie.

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Canadian Pacific remained with the CPR for about a year after which he left the company.

Canadian Pacific discovered the pass in April 1881 and, true to its word, the CPR named it "Rogers Pass" and gave him the cheque.

Canadian Pacific later agreed to cash it with the promise of an engraved watch.

In 1923, Henry Worth Thornton replaced David Blyth Hanna becoming the second president of the CNR, and his competition spurred Edward Wentworth Beatty, the first Canadian Pacific-born president of the CPR, to action.

In 2001, the CPR's parent company, Canadian Pacific Limited, spun off its five subsidiaries, including the CPR, into independent companies.

Shortly after the name revision, Canadian Pacific announced that it had committed to becoming a major sponsor and logistics provider to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

In 2010, four repainted Canadian Pacific AC4400CWs were used in the filming of the movie Unstoppable.

On 12 October 2014 it was reported that Canadian Pacific had tried to enter into a merger with American railway CSX, but was unsuccessful.

Canadian Pacific filed a complaint against the U S DOJ and dropped their proposed proxy fight in the proposed merger with Norfolk Southern.

On 8 December 2021, Canadian Pacific shareholders voted to approve the railway's proposed merger with Kansas City Southern.

On 14 December 2021, Kansas City Southern's sale to Canadian Pacific was officially complete, allowing the KCS shares to be placed into a voting trust while the deal is reviewed by federal regulators.

In October 2012, The Canadian Pacific was reduced to twice-weekly for the six-month off-season period, and currently operates three-times-weekly for only six months a year.

Canadian Pacific Express Cartage Department was formed in March 1937 to handle pickup and delivery of most express shipments including less-than-carload freight.

In 2008, Canadian Pacific partnered with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to present a "Spirit Train" tour that featured Olympic-themed events at various stops.

Canadian Pacific became a beached historical exhibit, as are the Sicamous and Naramata at Penticton on Lake Okanagan.

In 1998, Canadian Pacific Hotels acquired Fairmont Hotels, an American company, becoming Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Inc ; the combined corporation operated the historic Canadian properties as well as the Fairmont's U S properties until merged with Raffles Hotels and Resorts and Swissotel in 2006.

Canadian Pacific Airlines, called CP Air, operated from 1942 to 1987 and was the main competitor of Canadian government-owned Air Canada.

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited is a Canadian railway transportation company that operates the Canadian Pacific Railway.