CPR

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CPR is the commonly used abbreviation for the Canadian Pacific Railway, a major historic transcontinental railway and transportation company in Canada.

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Canadian Pacific Railway 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public company
railway company
transcontinental railway
abbreviation CPR NERFINISHED
country Canada
formerBusinessDivision CP Ships NERFINISHED
Canadian Pacific Airlines NERFINISHED
Canadian Pacific Hotels NERFINISHED
telecommunications operations
formerHeadquartersLocation Montreal, Quebec, Canada NERFINISHED
foundingDate 1881-02-16
hasSubsidiary Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad NERFINISHED
Delaware and Hudson Railway NERFINISHED
Soo Line Railroad NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED
historicalRole contributed to Canadian Confederation by linking provinces by rail
played a key role in the settlement of Western Canada
inception 1881
keyCommodityTransported automotive products
chemicals
coal
forest products
grain
intermodal containers
potash
languageOfName English
listedOn New York Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange NERFINISHED
networkType freight rail network
notableRoute transcontinental main line between Eastern and Western Canada
ownsInfrastructure freight cars
locomotives
rail yards
railway tracks
parentCompany Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited NERFINISHED
precededBy various smaller Canadian railways consolidated in the 19th century
primaryIndustry rail transport
railGauge standard gauge
railwayLengthType Class I railway
secondaryIndustry freight transportation
logistics
serviceArea Canada NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
serviceType freight rail
intermodal freight
shortName CP Rail NERFINISHED
CPR NERFINISHED
Canadian Pacific NERFINISHED
stockTicker CP NERFINISHED
trackGauge 1,435 mm
transportMode rail

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