This Day in Railroad History

June 30

1886

140th anniversary

InnovationCanada

The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec

Quebec

The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.

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