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Canada’s first
electrified heavy haul

Developing British Columbia's northeastern coalfelds was the The B1-mile (129-km) Tumbler subdivision was builtin this
single largest industrial undertaking in the history of the previously isolated area of the Rocky Mountains in less than
province. More than $2.6billion was investedover three-year _four years. The route is the first and toughest section of a
eriod~including two open-pit- mines, highway access,  950-km rail haul that carries coal from the Quintette and
evelopment ofa new town, anda $500 milion railline, ulltby __‘Teck-Bullmoose mines to the Ridley Island deep-sea terminal
BC Rail, in Prince Rupert, B.C.

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and a six-kilometre tunnel, while offering substantial fuel and DAWSON CREEK
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main line at Tacheeda entirely under electric power. a
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hhaul locomotive for rugged northern conditions, while BC S
Rails own construction and engineering staff won the race ~

‘against time to construct Canada's first electrified heavy haul
railway.