Canadian Pacific Railway's Trans-Canada Limited (1919-1931) National Historic Event
Cranbook, British Columbia
Smoking room in Trans-Canada Limited, 1929
© Canada. Dept. of Interior | Département de l'Intérieur / Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / PA-048387
Address :
1 Van Horne Street south, Cranbook, British Columbia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2011-07-19
Dates:
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1919 to 1931
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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Canadian Pacific Railway's Trans-Canada Limited (1919-1931)
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2010-013
Importance:
The Trans-Canada Limited represented the height of railway technology and luxury during the golden age of railways
Plaque(s)
Passengers travelled in style aboard the Trans-Canada Limited, a luxury train operated by Canadian Pacific as a first-class, all-sleeper, transcontinental summer service between 1919 and 1931. Powerful steam locomotives pulled the spacious and elegant cars of this train, which offered the finest amenities, fast passage across the continent, and links to a vast network of Canadian Pacific ships, railways, and hotels. Through advertisements that enticed tourists to explore the country from the comfort of the Trans-Canada Limited, Canadian Pacific contributed to the image of Canada as a vast and beautiful land, united by rail.