The historic Canadian Pacific Railway is more than 130 years old. This iconic train line traverses the Canadian Rockies and sweeping prairie fields. Built between 1881 and 1886, the railway connects Canada from coast to coast.

Vintage ad posters of Canadian Pacific Railway

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the railway owns approximately 20,100 kilometers (12,500 mi) of track in seven provinces of Canada and into the United States, stretching from Montreal to Vancouver, and as far north as Edmonton. Its rail network also serves Minneapolis–St. Paul, Milwaukee, Detroit, Chicago, and Albany, New York, in the United States.

On March 15, 2023, the railroad successfully received approval to purchase and merge with the Kansas City Southern Railway for $31 billion. Once effective as soon as April 14, 2023, the combined railroad will be the first and only to directly serve Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Here below is a set of vintage photos that shows ad posters of Canadian Pacific Railway from between the 1920s and 1950s.

Canada – Canadian Pacific Railway, 1920

To the Canadian Farm, circa 1920s

Chateau Frontenac QUEBEC, 1922

Ready made farms in Western Canada, 1925

The Royal York Hotel, 1928

Canadian Pacific Royal York – Toronto Canada, circa 1929

Banff – Canadian Pacific Railway, circa 1930s

Canadian Pacific – Winter Sports, circa 1930s

Canadian Pacific ACROSS CANADA!, 1930

Canadian Pacific Chateau Lake Louise, circa 1930s

Home via CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, circa 1930s

Travel by Train, circa 1930s

Travel by Train – Safety Comfort Economy, 1937

Canada For Big Game!, 1938

Hunt BIG GAME in Canada, 1938

Canadian Pacific Employees – Golden Bomber Fund, circa 1940s

Sports d’Hiver, 1940

Canadian Rockies, Banff-Lake Louise Region, 1941

Travel Canadian Pacific Rail – Safety Comfort Economy, 1942

Canadian Pacific, 1952

Travel The Canadian, 1955