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First transcontinental railway in Canada
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/First_transcontinental_railway_in_Canada
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Donald_Smith
gptkb:William_Cornelius_Van_Horne
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway_Company
gptkbp:connects
gptkb:Western_Canada
gptkb:Eastern_Canada
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:crosses
gptkb:Prairies
gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
gptkbp:employs
Indigenous people
European immigrants
Chinese workers
gptkbp:endPoint
gptkb:Vancouver
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:Government_of_Canada
gptkbp:helpedSettlementOf
gptkb:Western_Canada
gptkbp:heritageDesignation
National Historic Event of Canada
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
nation-building project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
First transcontinental railway in Canada
gptkbp:length
about 4,600 km
gptkbp:name
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:notableEvent
Last Spike driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia
gptkbp:opened
November 7, 1885
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway_Company
gptkbp:significance
united Canada from coast to coast
gptkbp:startPoint
gptkb:Montreal
gptkbp:status
still in operation
gptkbp:usedFor
passenger transport
freight transport
gptkbp:yearCompleted
1885
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway_line
gptkbp:bfsLayer
8