Last spike for the Canadian Pacific Railroad.

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A nebulous dream was a reality: an iron ribbon crossed Canada from Sea to Sea. Often following the footsteps of early explorers, nearly 3000 miles of steel rail pushed across vast prairies, cleft lofty mountain passes, twisted through canyons and bridged a thousand streams.

Here on Nov. 7, 1885, a plain iron spike welded East to West.

Several years ago we were at Promontory Point, Utah the site of the American Golden Spike on the Transcontinental railroad. Aren't you all Jealous???