But this route was only made possible in the late 19th century thanks to the incredible human effort that built the Trans-Canada Railroad. Today, this path through the Rockies has a history as ...

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The ceremony of opening the Toronto and Hamilton Railway, to which 80 large a number ... Our streets were thronged with strangers form all parts of Canada and the Union. Early in the afternoon ...

Macdonald lingered on the political sidelines after resigning over a railway scandal in 1873. But Macdonald had a plan to regain power and lift Canada out of its economic doldrums. In the 1878 ...