Canadian Pacific Railway

Summary

Canadian Pacific Railway is a railway company^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,132 views/month, #5 of 924).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canadian Pacific Railway was a member of Railway Association of Canada^[3].
• Canadian Pacific Railway is located in Canada^[4].
• Canadian Pacific Railway is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Canadian Pacific Railway is in the country of United States^[6].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company^[7].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's instance of is recorded as railway^[9].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's item operated is recorded as freight train^[10].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's item operated is recorded as rail freight transport^[11].
• Canadian Pacific Railway followed Canadian-Pacific Navigation Company^[12].
• Canadian Pacific Railway was followed by Via Rail^[13].
• Canadian Pacific Railway was followed by Quebec Gatineau Railway^[14].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Calgary^[15].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Pacific Hotels^[16].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service^[17].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Central Maine & Quebec Railway^[18].
• Canadian Pacific Railway is part of Canadian Pacific Kansas City^[19].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's Commons category is recorded as Canadian Pacific Railway^[20].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's industry is recorded as logistics^[21].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's industry is recorded as rail freight transport^[22].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's archives at is recorded as Archives of Ontario^[23].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's archives at is recorded as Carleton County Historical Society^[24].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's archives at is recorded as City of Vancouver Archives^[25].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's archives at is recorded as Maritime Museum of BC^[26].
• Canadian Pacific Railway's archives at is recorded as Whyte Museum^[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1881 marks the founding of Canadian Pacific Railway^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canadian Pacific Railway Company'}^[29] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Compagnie de Chemin de Fer Canadien Pacifique'}^[30]. It is part of Canadian Pacific Kansas City^[19]. It followed Canadian-Pacific Navigation Company^[12]. Successors include Via Rail^[13] and Quebec Gatineau Railway^[14]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CP'}^[31].

Operations

Canadian Pacific Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Calgary^[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Pacific Kansas City^[32]. Subsidiaries include Canadian Pacific Hotels^[16], a hotel chain^[33], in Canada^[34]; Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service^[17], a business^[35], in Canada^[36]; and Central Maine & Quebec Railway^[18], a railway company^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2014^[39], headquartered in Bangor^[40].

Industry

Industries include logistics^[21] and rail freight transport^[22].

Why It Matters

Canadian Pacific Railway ranks in the top 0.54% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,132 views/month, #5 of 924).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]