The first Canadian transcontinental railway was constructed by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) between 1881 and 1885.[4] After the great east–west transcontinental railway was built, north–south connector branch lines were established. The 1920s saw the largest rise in rail line track as the CPR and Canadian National Railway (CNR) fell into competition to provide rail service within ten kilometres. In the 1960s there were applications for abandonment of branch lines.[5] Today the only two passenger rail services in the province are The Canadian and Winnipeg–Churchill train, both operated by Via Rail.