The Last Spike
A nebulous dream was a reality: an iron ribbon across Canada from sea to sea. Often following the footsteps of early explorers, nearly 3,000 miles of steel rail pushed across vast prairies, cleft lofty mountain passes, twisted through canyons, and bridged a thousand streams. Here on November 7, 1885, a plain iron spike welded East to West.
From BC's Stops of Interest