Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway

Thesis Statement

The investment in Canadian Pacific Railway helped the government in transforming its economy. The subsidy provided by the government brought CPR back on track. Similarly, the role of CPR in the Canadian Prairies is significant. Therefore, the writer tried to cover the various aspects that majorly affected the CPR and Canadian Prairies.

Discussion

The writer started the discussion by the brief introduction of CPR. Based on the evidence, The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is a company of railroad Canadian Class I operated by the company Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal and also serves major cities in the United States as Minneapolis, Chicago and New York. Its headquarters is in Calgary in Alberta.

The network originally built between eastern Canada and British Columbia from1881 to 1885, under a promise of extension related to the coming of this province in the Confederation in 1871. This was the first transcontinental railway in Canada. While it is now essentially a carrier of freight, it was for decades the only practical way of traveling long distance in many parts of Canada and was instrumental in the colonization and economy development of western Canada. Its passenger services eliminated in 1978 after the assureance by Via Rail Canada. A beavers chosen as the logo of the railway because it is one of Canada's national symbols and represents the industriousness of the company. Subject of much praise and scathing criticism, CPR remains a symbol of nationalism in Canada.

According to George (1968), Canadian government supported the CPR at every step. Government gave subsidy to CPR for the construction of mainline. The aspects of that construction were that it gave the government a direct link with the prairies. In the beginning, of the project, Canadian government was of the idea that the private company must ...