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CP is the AAR reporting mark for Canadian Pacific Railway.
Historically, CP is also the common abbreviation for Central Pacific Railway, one of the main predecessors of Union Pacific Railroad.
Here's something interesting for those in the Midwest. Trains magazine is reporting that the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad may be sold by Cedar American Rail Holdings, its current parent company, to raise the funds needed for its Powder River Basin extension. The short list, according to Trains, is now narrowed down to three likely bidders: CN, CP and an undisclosed shortline operator (ed. could this be RailAmerica or maybe Railroad Development Corporation [current owners of Iowa Interstate]?). The bidders have until the end of the week to respond, so we should know more about this transaction next week. The Associated Press has picked up this story now, so check your sources when you look into this one.
Today is the 121st anniversary of driving the last spike on the Canadian Pacific Railway creating a transcontinental system across Canada. That's Donald Alexander Smith, a CP director, wielding the spike hammer, with William Cornelius Van Horne, CP's general manager, standing behind and to the left of him (with the black beard and moustache). The last spike was driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia, on November 7, 1885. (photo courtesy of the National Library and Archives of Canada)
It was 137 years ago today that a telegraph operator clicked his key in time with a spike hammer to signal the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. The famed Golden Spike was driven on May 10, 1869, at Promontory, Utah, after which, Andrew J. Russell took this well known photo.
