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The Canadian Pacific Railway Upper Lake Service, also known as the Canadian Pacific Railway Upper Lake Steamships,^[1] was a division of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), which began operating passenger and cargo shipping routes in the Great Lakes during the late 19th century.

CPR overview

In 1884, CPR began purchasing sailing ships as part of a railway supply service on the Great Lakes. Over time, CPR became a railroad company with widely organized water transportation auxiliaries including the CPR Upper Lake Service, the trans-Pacific service, the British Columbia Coast Steamships, the British Columbia Lake and River Service, the trans-Atlantic service, and the Ferry service. In the 20th century, the company evolved into a transcontinental railroad which operated two transoceanic services which connected Canada with Europe and with Asia. The range of CPR services were aspects of an integrated plan.^[2] The service was ended in 1965.

Canadian Pacific Railway Upper Lake Steamships

CPR's investment in the Great Lakes produced expanded routes and schedules. The inland waters fleet and personnel increased. The decision to expand produced an infrastructure building program. The evolution of the upper lakes service was integrated into CPR's rail service network with trans-Pacific connections.

Inland fleet


CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY UPPER LAKE FLEET

Active Service	Vessel Name	Launch Date	Maiden Voyage	Other Names	Notes	Loss Date
1883	SS Algoma^[3]^[4]	1883	1883		Lost in a storm on the southern shore of Isle Royale in a storm with the loss of 37 lives. Engines & Boilers reused in the SS Manitoba.	1885
1883	SS Alberta^[3]^[5]	1883	1883			1947
1883	SS Athabasca^[3]^[6]	1883	1883		misspelled in the register 1883–1910, always spelled with a 'C' on the ship^[6]	1948
1889	SS Manitoba^[7]^[8]	1889	1889			1950
1907	SS Assiniboia^[3]^[9]	1907	1907			1970
1907	SS Keewatin^[10]^[11]	1907	1907		converted as museum ship at Douglas, Michigan. Returned to its home port at Port McNicoll in 2012. In 2023 re-located to the Great Lakes Museum in Kingston.