<Table> Canadian Pacific Railway <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Canadian Pacific system map (does not include DM&E trackage) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reporting mark </Th> <Td> CP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locale </Th> <Td> Canada and eleven U.S States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dates of operation </Th> <Td> February 16, 1881--Present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Track gauge </Th> <Td> 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄ in) standard gauge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cpr.ca </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Canadian Pacific system map (does not include DM&E trackage) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reporting mark </Th> <Td> CP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Locale </Th> <Td> Canada and eleven U.S States </Td> </Tr>

Who had played an important part in building the canadian pacific railway (cpr)