Connaught Tunnel
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The Connaught Tunnel is a historic railway tunnel driven under Rogers Pass in British Columbia that enabled a more direct and reliable transcontinental route through the Canadian Rockies.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway tunnel ⓘ |
| builtBy | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | rock tunnel with concrete lining in sections ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | driven from both ends ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedFor | steam locomotive operation ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Rogers Pass west portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringChallenge | construction under high mountain terrain ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | historic railway engineering work in Canada ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first long mainline railway tunnel under Rogers Pass
ⓘ
improved reliability of Canadian Pacific Railway transcontinental operations ⓘ reduced exposure of trains to avalanches in Rogers Pass ⓘ |
| laterAdaptedFor | diesel locomotive operation ⓘ |
| length |
8.08 km
ⓘ
8083 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Rogers Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Canadian Rockies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalPark | Glacier National Park (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Illecillewaet River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rogers Pass highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Duke of Connaught
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1916 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| operator | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Canadian Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | transcontinental rail route across Canada ⓘ |
| partOfLine | Canadian Pacific Railway main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Rogers Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid avalanche-prone surface route over Rogers Pass
ⓘ
to provide a more direct transcontinental rail route ⓘ |
| region | Columbia-Shuswap Regional District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInfrastructure | original Canadian Pacific Railway surface line over Rogers Pass ⓘ |
| safetyImpact | reduced avalanche risk for rail operations ⓘ |
| startPoint | Rogers Pass east portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| trafficType |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
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