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gptkbp:instanceOf
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railway line
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Ontario
gptkb:Quebec
gptkb:New_Brunswick
gptkb:Nova_Scotia
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gptkbp:constructionMaterial
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1876
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gptkbp:constructionStarted
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1867
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gptkbp:historicalImpact
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Urbanization
Infrastructure development
Tourism development
Cultural exchange
Economic integration
Environmental impact
National unity
Transportation innovation
Facilitated trade
Labor movement influence
Connected provinces
Enhanced military mobility
Promoted immigration
Stimulated industry
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Confederation era
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First transcontinental railway in Canada
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Intercolonial Railway
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gptkbp:is_funded_by
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gptkb:Government_of_Canada
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gptkbp:keyFigures
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gptkb:Sir_John_Thompson
gptkb:Sir_John_A._Macdonald
gptkb:Sir_Wilfrid_Laurier
gptkb:Sir_Charles_Monck
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Borden
gptkb:Sir_Samuel_Leonard_Tilley
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gptkbp:length
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1,100 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:opened
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1876
1994
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
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gptkbp:purpose
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Transportation
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Highway system
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gptkbp:route
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Moncton_to_Halifax
Quebec_to_New_Brunswick
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gptkbp:serviceType
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Freight
Passenger
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gptkbp:significance
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Economic development
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