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Red Sucker tunnel

Coordinates: 48°46′17″N 86°29′23″W / 48.77139°N 86.48972°W / 48.77139; -86.48972
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Red Sucker tunnel
Overview
LocationThunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates48°46′17″N 86°29′23″W / 48.77139°N 86.48972°W / 48.77139; -86.48972
SystemCanadian Pacific Railway
Operation
Opened1884 (1884)
Technical
No. of trackssingle
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Highest elevation213 m (699 ft)
Lowest elevation213 m

Red Sucker Tunnel is a railway tunnel in geographic McCoy Township[1] in the town of Marathon, Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north shore of Lake Superior at Red Sucker Cove, and was constructed in 1884 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) by contractor Kenneth McLeod.

References

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  1. ^ "McCoy" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  • Lavallée, Omer (1977) [First published in 1974]. Van Horne's road : an illustrated account of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway. A Railfare book. Don Mills, Ont: Fitzhenry & Whiteside. ISBN 9780889024199. OCLC 15177792.

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