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The north tube underwent a $ 27 million enlargement in 1993 to allow passage of certain types of modern rail cars such as those with stacked containers and auto carriers, which had been previously ferried across the
Detroit River. However, the enlarged tunnel can still not accommodate the largest
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481:. CPKC and Borealis vested the tunnel into the new Detroit River Tunnel Partnership, and plans were announced to construct a new railway tunnel and convert the existing railway tunnel to a two-lane free flow truckway for
411:) to carry out the work. The Michigan Central Railway Tunnel opened for passenger service July 26, 1910. Freight service began September 15 and on October 16 all traffic began running via the tunnel, ending the use of a
259:, in Canada. The U.S. entrance is south of Porter and Vermont streets near Rosa Parks Boulevard. The Canadian entrance is south of Wyandot Street West between Cameron and Wellington Avenues. It was built by the
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would be allowed to access the tunnel for passenger service as part of the terms of the merger. This followed three years of efforts by Amtrak to restore
Detroit–Toronto passenger rail service.
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608:. 16 January 1907. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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753:"CP completes acquisition of Detroit River Rail Tunnel"
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438:was built west of the junction, opening in 1913.
16:International railway tunnel in the US and Canada
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834:History of the Michigan Central Railroad Company
375:was formed August 15, 1905, as a merger of the
776:"CP: 100% Stake In Detroit River Rail Tunnel"
515:, Canadian Pacific agreed in early 2022 that
475:Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System
385:Canada and Michigan Bridge and Tunnel Company
377:Michigan and Canada Bridge and Tunnel Company
308:Prior to the construction of the tunnel, the
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458:. In 1985, Conrail sold the tunnel to the
774:Vantuono, William C. (16 October 2020).
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680:"Proposed New Rail Tunnel for Detroit"
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978:Rail transport in Windsor, Ontario
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31:Postcard picture, early 1900s
963:Railroad tunnels in Michigan
632:Shea, Bill (June 24, 2018).
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513:Kansas City Southern Railway
373:Detroit River Tunnel Company
261:Detroit River Tunnel Company
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139:July 26, 1910
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205:Track gauge
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53:Coordinates
942:Categories
905:Downstream
815:11 January
787:11 January
759:11 January
690:2012-10-15
588:References
493:, and the
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369:Port Huron
342:Grosse Ile
288:Background
143:1910-07-26
128:Work begun
66:83°03′38″W
63:42°19′07″N
737:30 August
332:south of
177:Technical
123:Operation
871:Upstream
842:Archived
566:See also
381:Michigan
314:Michigan
263:for the
245:railroad
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161:Operator
118:, Canada
42:Location
37:Overview
523:Gallery
456:Conrail
428:Windsor
389:Ontario
354:Windsor
334:Detroit
283:History
223:⁄
172:Freight
169:Traffic
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620:Trains
517:Amtrak
195:tracks
182:Length
136:Opened
91:System
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