Michigan Central Railway Tunnel

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Michigan_Central_Railway_Tunnel
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Detroit_River_Tunnel
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Detroit_River
gptkbp:electrification no
gptkbp:engineering_significance first immersed tube tunnel in North America for railways
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michigan Central Railway Tunnel
gptkbp:length 1.6 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Windsor,_Ontario
gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
gptkbp:notableEvent converted to accommodate double-stack containers in 1993
gptkbp:numberOfTracks 2
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:Canadian_Pacific_Railway
gptkbp:originallyBuiltAs gptkb:Michigan_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Detroit_River_Tunnel_Company
gptkbp:replacedBy train ferry service across Detroit River
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:structureType subaqueous tunnel
gptkbp:trackGauge standard gauge
gptkbp:usedFor freight rail traffic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Windsor–Detroit
gptkb:Windsor-Detroit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7