Canadian Pacific Railway, still in operation today, started in 1881 with the construction of a railway between eastern Canada and British Columbia. This line connected the Ottawa Valley and Georgian Bay area lines creating Canada's first transcontinental railway.

Candadian Pacific Railway had numerous divisions covering resort hotels, an airline, steamships, radio stations, telegraph, and many others to provide income and off-set costs.

Canadian Pacific Railway was known as CP Rail from 1968 to 1996.

Model Railroad Scenery Ideas
The Holiday Train, decorated with thousands of Christmas lights, is used to raise donations and awareness for hunger in Canada and the US.

Candadian Pacific had numerous specialty trains that could be modeled such as the school cars, royal trains, and funeral trains.