Canadian Pacific
Northern transcontinental railroad
Canadian Pacific refers to the Canadian Pacific Railway, a historic transcontinental railroad connecting eastern and western Canada.
The railway, completed in 1885, was instrumental in Canadian confederation and western expansion.
The name appears in various corporate successors: Canadian Pacific stock rose on merger news.
CP is the common abbreviation.
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- coast to coastAcross a landmass's full width
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
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