Craigellachie British Columbia - On a cold, rainy, morning a small crowd gathered at Craigellachie to watch the driving of a spike connecting the eastern and western portions of the newly built Canadian Pacific Railway, fulfilling a national dream.
 
It was 7 Nov 1885.
 
125 years later, in 2010, a private members bill in the House of Commons declared November 7th to be National Railway Day in recognition of the significance of this event to the development of Canada as a nation.
 
We at the Revelstoke Railway Museum are pleased and proud to continue to be a part of this story as we present the sights, sounds, smells, and vibrations of a railway that shaped and developed the Revelstoke community into what it is today.
 
The railway changed the landscape, offered economic benefits, and influenced social networks.
 
The story of the railway is full of triumph and tragedy in its ambition and persistence to provide a connection that serves as a lifeline to the rest of the country and the world through otherwise inhospitable mountain terrain.
 
No one knew that better than the group gathered at Craigellachie, 131-years-ago today!
 
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