Thread:ML4E/@comment-874475-20130316011235/@comment-130447-20130316165618

The original Trans-Canada Railroad line was built by a private company established for that purpose called the "Canada Pacific Railway" (CPR). It began service in the 1880s. Subsequently, the Federal Government established several government owned regional lines plus purchased several other failing private RRs which it formed into a competing Trans-Canada line called the "Canadian National Railway Co." in, according to wikipedia, 1919 and was privatized in 1995. Hope this helps. ML4E (talk) 16:56, March 16, 2013 (UTC)