Oh, wow! No, I don't think you did tell me that. Your great-grandfather played a very important role in Canadian history -- and in building the nation in general. Canada would not be the country it is today without the railroads. They literally united all parts of the country. We owe a lot to men like your great-grandfather. :-)

It's interesting to think what your life might have been like if you had been born in Canada. Of course, if your great-grandfather had stayed in Canada, you wouldn't have been born, so... *g*