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Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service

Division of Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific River Lake and River Service, also known as the British Columbia Lake and River Service, was a division of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) which began operating passenger and cargo shipping routes along British Columbia's inland waters during the late 19th century.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Steamboats at Okanagan Landing, 1916
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Canadian Pacific River Lake and River Service, also known as the British Columbia Lake and River Service, was a division of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) which began operating passenger and cargo shipping routes along British Columbia's inland waters during the late 19th century.2

Corporate structure

Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service is part of a group headed by Canadian Pacific Kansas City. 38 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Canadian Pacific Kansas City Calgary
    • Canadian Pacific Railway Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Kansas City Southern de México Subsidiary · Monterrey, Mexico
    • Napierville Junction Railway Subsidiary
    • 16147011 Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • 3939804 Canada Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Caymex Transportation, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CP (US) Holding Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CPFL S.à.r.l. Subsidiary · Luxembourg
    • CPFS AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
    • CPKCM Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Cygnus Canadian Holding Company Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Cygnus Holding LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Kansas City Southern Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Kansas City Southern International Ventures, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • KSU Holdings LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • NAFTA Rail, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • North American Freight Transportation Rail Corporation, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Soo Line Corporation Subsidiary · Minnesota, United States
    • The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Subsidiary · Missouri, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

CPR's expansion in the West included expanding routes. More ships were added to the inland waters fleet. For example, in 1901 CPR built three sternwheelers for use on the Yukon River — the Tyrrell, the Duschesnay, and the Dawson. The investment in more ships was accompanied by increased numbers of CPR workers. Expansion required additional CPR station and terminal structures to be built.

From Wikipedia’s article on Canadian Pacific Railway Lake and River Service, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Sources

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