Originally chosen by Sanford Fleming for the CPR, the Yellowhead Pass eventually became part of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern routes (now the CNR), and later still, a major highway crossing of the Rocky Mountains. ###>Choisi par Sanford Fleming pour le Canadien Pacifique, le col devint le point de convergence des réseaux du Grand Trunk Pacific et du Canadian Northern (aujourd'hui le Canadien National), puis un important passage routier des Rocheuses.