It was one condition for British Columbia to join Confederation and it was important to history because it linked the east and the west.
Palms had to be greased before the Canadian Pacific Railway could be built.
The Canadian Pacific Railway was being built from 1881-1885. When the railway was usable, it was 1886.
the chinese
The CPR was built between 1881 and 1885.
Chinese and European immigrant workers built the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
Western Pacific Railway was created in 1903.
Western Pacific Railway ended in 1916.
Union Pacific Railway was created in 1880.
Union Pacific Railway ended in 1901.
Kelowna Pacific Railway was created in 2000.
Missouri Pacific Railway ended in 1917.