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This was the first C.P.R. passenger train to arrive in Vancouver

The date was May 23, 1887 when the very first C.P.R. passenger train rolled into this photo taken between Richards and Seymour.

The date was May 23, 1887 when the very first C.P.R. passenger train rolled into this photo taken between Richards and Seymour. Equipped with a portrait of Queen Victoria on the front and a load of wood in the back, one might wonder where the actual passengers are. We're thinking they might have forgot them in Banff, but we have no confirmation of that!

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