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Rob Ritchie leads CPR down and independent path.(Railroader of the Year)(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)(Cover Story)

From: Railway Age  |  Date: 1/1/2004  |  Author: Vantuono, William C.

"The last spike in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway was unostentatiously driven near Eagle Pass, B.C., November 7, and a continuous line of rails under one management now stretches from Quebec to Port Moody, a distance of 3,067 miles--a railway line unequalled in length on the globe ... Its completion must be a great source of satisfaction to the able and enterprising men who have it specially in charge--president [George] Stephen, vice presidents [R. B.] Angus and ...

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