Red Sucker tunnel
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| Red Sucker tunnel | |
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 Interactive map of Red Sucker tunnel | |
| Overview | |
| Location | Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°46′17″N 86°29′23″W / 48.77139°N 86.48972°W |
| System | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Technical | |
| No. of tracks | single |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Highest elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 213 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.
