Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE/TSX:CP) is a Canadian rail transportation company that operates the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was created in 2001 when the CPR's former parent company, Canadian Pacific Limited, spun off its railway operations in 2001. On October 3, 2001, the company's shares began to trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the "CP" symbol. During 2003, the company earned $3.5 billion (Canadian dollars) in freight revenue. Diesel and electric trains and locomotives replaced steam in many countries in the decades after World War II. Many countries since the 1960s have adopted High-speed railways. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Canadian Pacific Limited was created in 1971 to own properties formerly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, a transportation and mining giant in Canada. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ... The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canadas largest stock exchange, and the division of the TSX Group that holds senior equities. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Presidents

• 1881-1888 Sir George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
• 1889-1899 Sir William Cornelius Van Horne
• 1899-1918 Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy
• 1918-1942 Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty
• 1942-1947 D'Alton Cory Coleman
• 1947-1948 William Neal
• 1948-1955 William A. Mather
• 1955-1964, 1966 Norris Roy "Buck" Crump
• 1964-1966 Robert A. "Bob" Emerson
• 1966-1972 Ian David Sinclair
• 1972-1981 Fred Burbidge
• 1981-1990 William "Bill" Stinson
• 1990-present Robert J. "Rob" Ritchie

George Stephen George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen (June 5, 1829 – November 29, 1921) was a Scots-Quebecker banker and railway executive in Canada. ... William Cornelius Van Horne William Cornelius Van Horne (February 3, 1843 – September 11, 1915) was a pioneering North American railway executive. ... Thomas George Shaughnessy circa 1910 Thomas George Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy (6 October 1853 – 10 December 1923) was an American-born railway administrator who rose from modest beginnings as a clerk and bookkeeper for the Milwaukee and St. ... Norris Ray (Buck) Crump, C.C., M.E., D.Eng. ...

See also

• Canadian Pacific Railway
• Canadian Pacific Limited

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Canadian Pacific Limited was created in 1971 to own properties formerly owned by Canadian Pacific Railway, a transportation and mining giant in Canada. ...

References

• Cruise, David and Alison Griffiths (1988). Lords of the Line. Viking, Markham, Ontario. ISBN 0670814377.
• Canadian Pacific Railway 2004 Corporate Profile and Fact Book (http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/NR/rdonlyres/e7mxbkfsikoun6lsnedyiqvng4t4sz6zxzselashac2uq2gjhg3ntyiwhxk3neidco5yy6s2y4gs6kgosjnnwtj5vvd/2004%2bCorporate%2bProfile%2band%2bFact%2bBook.pdf). Retrieved February 2, 2005.

External links

• Canadian Pacific Railway corporate website (http://www.cpr.ca/)
• CPR, from Sea to Sea: The Scottish Connection (http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/webtours/VQ_P2_18_EN.html) — The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (ilustrated with many early photographs)