Canadian Pacific Railway Company was incorporated on February 16, 1881, to build a railway linking British Columbia with Ontario and Quebec. See more

The flagship division of Canadian Pacific, the Canadian Pacific Railway began as a private tender to build a railway line connecting eastern Canada to the Pacific. Formed by a group … See more

CP purchased ten "bush plane" companies in the early 1940s and merged them to establish Canadian Pacific Air Lines in … See more

In 1883, a CPR crew accidentally discovered natural gas near Medicine Hat, Alberta. In 1912, CPR set up its Department of … See more

The CPR built hotels along its railway routes across Canada. The first hotels were originally built in 1886 primarily to provide meal … See more

Along with railways, CPR also established telegraph operations to allow communications to remote areas. It was established as CPR … See more

Along with trains, CP also operated trucking operations as part of its land shipping operations. It acquired Dominion Express Company in 1882. It became Canadian Pacific … See more