Railways have played a significant role in Canadian and B.C. history, shaping the country geographically, politically, economically, and socially. This fall marks the anniversaries of two important railway-related events, including the resolution of the Pacific Scandal that led to the resignation of then-prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald. The scandal involved private business interests paying large sums of money to the federal government to influence bidding for a national rail contract.
Railways have connected B.C. and the prairies to the eastern provinces, creating a vital transportation link
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