Building The Canadian Pacific Railway
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- Hi, I'm John A. Macdonald. Building this BABY was always my dream.
- Incorporated in 1881, Canadian Pacific Railway was formed to physically unite Canada and Canadians from coast to coast and the building of the railway is considered to be one of Canada's greatest feats of engineering.
- NO ACCUSING THE GOVERMENT!
- Macdonald and senior members of his cabinet were accused of taking bribes there was not enough clear evidence to provide actual proof. It did raise such a commotion, though, the Macdonald was forced to resign and the Liberal Prime Minister, Alexander Mackenzie, was not committed to the project.
- I'm Back Suckers! Wahahaha...
- Macdonald came back into power in 1878. He also granted a group of financiers from Montreal to realize the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. (So they could build, of course)
- He's my new BFF from now on.
- I know I'm AMAZING.
- William Cornelius Van Horne was assigned the task of overseeing the building of the new railway. Within a year he had completed almost 900 km of track.
- In British Columbia, the Rocky Mountains proved to be very challenging. Narrow ledges were carved into the sides of the mountains and flimsy bridges were built across deep caverns and rivers. There was a lack of available labor too, so the whole job was entirely difficult.
- Ah. At last, we all lived happily ever after!
- What ever else small mishaps happened the government figured them all out eventually.The railway — completed in 1885 — connected Eastern Canada to British Columbia and played an important role in the development of the nation.
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