He soon had found a route through the mountains, and northern Ontario. Workers began fighting through the rugged terrain. Thousands of men laboured to build the railway. They were from all different backgrounds. Over six thousand came from China alone.
Hundreds die from the heat, rock falls, or dynamite explosions.
In 1885 the railway was almost complete, but it was almost bankrupt. A rebellion had started in the west. The Metis went back to Louis Riel again. He returned from exile and started the North-West Rebellion. The Mounted Police marched one hundred men up to fight the Metis.