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A few times, the people tried working on the railway but it did not work.
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John A. Macdonald signed the National Policy.
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The railway was suppose to be started but becuase of the election the massive project was pushed behind.
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a group of Scottish Canadian businessmen finally formed a viable syndicate to build a transcontinental railway
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John A. Macdonald was awarded a new contract
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construction season was a bust and the railway's chief engineer and general superintendent were fired at the end of the season after building only 211 km (131 miles) of track
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was incorporated February 16, 1881, with George Stephen as its first president.
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William Van Horne was the new manager for the railway
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The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed from Winnipeg to Calgary
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The railway was completed in the year 1885
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On Nov. 7, 1885, the eastern and western portions of the Canadian Pacific Railway met at Craigellachie, B.C.
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the railway's financial house was once again in order and CPR began paying dividends again.
