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The [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] is a Canadian [[Class I railway]] that stretches from [[Montreal, Quebec]], to [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. The [[British Columbia]] (BC) portion of the railway was constructed between 1881 and 1885, fulfilling a promise extended to BC when it entered [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] in 1871. For decades, it was the only practical means of long–distance [[p(contracted; show full)

===Enter the CPR Pacific Steamers===
[[Image:Empress of China 1891.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Empress of China, 1891]]

The CPR chartered ocean steamers ''Batavia'', ''Abyssinia'' and ''Parthia'' to enter the China tea trade. The CPR then built their well-known Empress ships. The {{RMS|Empress of China}} began liner service in 1891.
we love canada and those who built the railroad including the chinese laabourers.

===Profitability===
The completion of the line and extension of the steamers put the railway in the black. From this, it began a program of infrastructure upgrades; the temporary [[Trestle bridge|trestles]] were changed to stone and steel. Snowsheds were built, as were rail yards, spurs, coalsheds and watertowers. The CPR sought cargo for its trains—lumber from the Hastings mill, fish from [[Steveston]], fruit from the [[Okanagan]], minerals from the Kootenays and immigrants from Europe.  With this in min(contracted; show full)*Barrie Sandford. ''McCulloch's Wonder'', Whitecap, Vancouver, 1979.
*Pierre Berton. ''The Last Spike''. M & S, Toronto 1971.
*Robert Turner. ''West of the Great Divide''. Sono Nis. Victoria. 1989.

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