The romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway

The narrative traces the conception, political debates, and engineering effort behind the transcontinental railway across Canada, profiling early advocates, financiers, and managers while detailing construction across prairies, mountains, and waterways. It describes technological feats such as dams, aqueducts, and major docks, along with operational challenges and the organization of traffic and maintenance. Chapters address wartime service, the agricultural surge tied to rail links, and subsequent administrative and developmental phases. Illustrations and portraits accompany discussions of planning, finance, construction hardships, and the line's economic and social consequences.