Trans-Canada railway line

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trans-Canada_railway_line
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:completedIn 1885
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Western_Canada
gptkb:Eastern_Canada
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Prairies
gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Canadian_Shield
gptkbp:easternTerminus gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:Toronto
gptkb:Vancouver
gptkbp:helpedUnite Canadian provinces
gptkbp:heritageStatus National Historic Event of Canada
gptkbp:historicalEvent Last Spike driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans-Canada railway line
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Canadian_Confederation
gptkbp:lastSpikeDate November 7, 1885
gptkbp:length over 4,600 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:opened 1886
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:partOf Canadian National Railway network (in some sections)
gptkbp:significance first railway to connect Canada coast-to-coast
gptkbp:usedFor passenger transport
freight transport
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rogers_Pass_route
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7