UNIQUE DRAINAGE SOLVES ICING IN RAILWAY TUNNEL

Solution to a severe icing problem in a tunnel section during relocation of 13 km of rail line necessitated by the Mica dam project in British Columbia is described. The method used to drain away seepage water in the tunnel resulted in the clearing of the blocked line, cut costs and saved valuable time in the relocation operation.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southam Business Publications Limited

  1450 Don Mills Road
  Don Mills, ONo,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Kennedy, J
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 46-47
• Serial:
  • Engineering and Contract Record
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Southam Business Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drainage; Environmental quality; Freezing; Ice; Icing; Lines of track; Railroad facilities; Relocation (Facilities); Tunneling; Tunnels
• Old TRIS Terms: Icicles; Line relocation; Tunnel environment; Tunnels and tunneling
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167974
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM