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When negotiations to make
Canada a country were underway,
it was the promise of a railroad
Ride the that would bind one coast to the
other that clinched the deal. On
that history-making day in 1867 in
Rails! Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island, the concept of a permanent
link between the West and the
Maritimes convinced the Fathers
BY LIZ FLEMING
of Confederation that our nation
could become a reality.
VIA RAIL CANADA
