Canadian Pacific Railway

==1881–1885==
The company had no official logo during this time, instead using block lettering - however, there are variants in which the text is slightly arched on cabooses/boxcars. The conductor's van/caboose pictured here shows the arched lettering style of the times. 
==1886==
The company desired a more appealing timetable due to the inauguration of transcontinental rail service in Canada and first adopted an official logo in 1886.
==1886–1889==
A beaver and maple leaves were added, in order to have a visual link tying the logo with Canada; the same symbols would eventually be adopted as national symbols.
==1889–1890==
Due to the company desiring a distinctive shield that they could call their own, the shield was simplified. The logo and lettering underwent several variations until 1898, when a final configuration was settled on.
==1898–1929==
This logo was used on motive power and rolling stock until 1917, and remained in use on timetables until 1929.
 
==1917–1929==
The company's art department, tired of the Victorian approach to logos, updated the logo in 1917; consisting of the company name being encircled around the crest and the beaver, sporting a maple leaf inside the crest. This logo was used on motive power and rolling stock.
==1929–1946==
The company changed the logo to reflect their diverse business operations in the travel sector, as by this time they were known as the "World's Greatest Travel System" due to their business operations in the airline, steamship, hotel, and other industries. In this logo, the beaver symbol was removed, yet would return in 1946.
==1946–1949==
The company reinstated the beaver in the logo; this time occupying a more prominent position. The slogan had also changed to "Spans the World", although this logo would still be used on passenger steam locomotives and timetables for a while. 
==1949–1959==
The "Spans the World" slogan was dropped after three years. This logo had become standard on most of the equipment. 
==1960-1968==
The script font was changed, with the beaver also changed colours as well. 
==1968–1986 ==
The logo underwent a radical change in 1968. The beaver was ditched, and the company changed its name to CP Rail; its parent company and travel-related assets changed its name to Canadian Pacific Limited. Each company within the parent company adopted its own colour "multimark" (a triangle and semicircle within a square block, with CP Rail's being red. This remained the official logo until 1986, although it was slowly phased out, leaving just CP Rail as the official logo. 
==1987–1990==
CP Rail phased out the multimark, with the resulting logo the official logo until 1990, when the name changed again to CP Rail System. 
==1990–1996==
CP Rail changed its name to CP Rail System after it acquired the Minneapolis-area Soo Line in 1990 as well as the Delaware & Hudson railway in 1991. This better demonstrated CP Rail becoming a single-line transportation company. This logo would also be in conjunction with the 1993 logo.
 
==1993–1996==
CP Rail System slightly changed the 1990 logo to feature the US and Canadian flags, representing the company's wider reach across North America.
==1997–2007==
Canadian Pacific Limited spun off the railway, renaming itself back to the Canadian Pacific Railway. The beaver, maple leaf & shield device was reinstated, with the addition of its year of incorporation into the logo. 
==2007–2011==
The logo was adopted in 2007, dropping the beaver symbol & railway moniker. 
==2012–2016==
The logo simplified the 2007 logo to a monogram, consisting of the company's initials.
==2016–2023==
The CP moniker from the previous logo was merged with a simplified version of the shield device. This logo was employed and used by the Canadian Pacific Railway until its merger with Kansas City Southern on April 14, 2023.
==External links==
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* - Information on the conductor's van/caboose picture for the 1881 logo
* - More information on the conductor's van/caboose picture
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