Scenarios about 'canadian pacific railway'

The Canadian Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railway completed in 1885 that physically united Canada from east to west and fulfilled a promise made to British Columbia upon joining Confederation. This massive engineering project played a crucial role in Canadian nation-building, facilitating westward settlement, resource extraction, and economic development while displacing Indigenous peoples from their traditional territories. In alternate history scenarios, different routes, timing, or ownership of the railway could dramatically alter Canadian political unity, relations with the United States, and patterns of settlement across North America.