Big Chute Marine Railway
Big Chute Marine Railway carriage at the Big Chute located in Georgian Bay Township in Simcoe County on the Trent-Severn Waterway in Central Ontario Canada
Big Chute Marine Railway Waterway Trent-Severn Waterway Country Canada Maintained by Parks Canada Operation Patent slip First built 1917 Latest built 1978 Fall 18 m (59.1 ft) Coordinates 44.884722°N 79.674139°W Big Chute Marine Railway Big Chute Marine Railway is a patent slip at lock 44 (in the township of Georgian Bay) of the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario, Canada. It works on an inclined plane to carry boats in individual cradles over a change of height of about 60 feet (18 m). It is the only marine railway (or canal inclined plane) of its kind in North America still in use, and is overseen by federally operated Parks Canada. This railway is vital for those cruising the 6,000-mile (9,700 km) Great Loop Loop route. Wikipedia
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Big Chute Marine Railway
Big Chute Marine Railway carriage at the Big Chute located in Georgian Bay Township in Simcoe County on the Trent-Severn Waterway in Central Ontario Canada
Big Chute Marine Railway Waterway Trent-Severn Waterway Country Canada Maintained by Parks Canada Operation Patent slip First built 1917 Latest built 1978 Fall 18 m (59.1 ft) Coordinates 44.884722°N 79.674139°W Big Chute Marine Railway Big Chute Marine Railway is a patent slip at lock 44 (in the township of Georgian Bay) of the Trent-Severn Waterway in Ontario, Canada. It works on an inclined plane to carry boats in individual cradles over a change of height of about 60 feet (18 m). It is the only marine railway (or canal inclined plane) of its kind in North America still in use, and is overseen by federally operated Parks Canada. This railway is vital for those cruising the 6,000-mile (9,700 km) Great Loop Loop route. Wikipedia
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