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Construction of the actual railroad began in 1905. The
main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific ran from Winnipeg through the Yellowhead
Pass in the Rocky Mountains, then followed along the Frasier and Skeena rivers
to Prince Rupert. The entire line spans roughly 4,800 km, and was finished in
April, 1914. To encourage passenger service on the railway, the Grand Trunk Pacific purchased steamships and provided a service from Prince Rupert to various ports along the coast, including Alaska, Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. The Grand Trunk Pacific was forced into receivership in 1919, and was amalgamated into the Canadian National System by 1923." Links:
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"Incorporated
in 1903, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was an offshoot of the Grand Trunk
Railway charged with the mission to build a railroad that would span from
Winnipeg, Manitoba to Prince Rupert, BC. Such a line would allow the Grand Trunk
Railroad to compete against the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian
Northern Railway for the lucrative traffic that was beginning to develop in
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