Canadian Railroads > Baffinland railroad

I received this picture from a friend. It was said that it is a new ore railroad in Canada. What can you tell me about it?

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/18/19 15:36 by pedrop.

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Information on this project, as recent as October 2019, can be found here:

https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/baffinlands-massive-railway-based-sealift-angers-pond-inlet/

pedrop Wrote:
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> I received this picture from a friend. It was said
> that it is a new ore railroad in Canada. What can
> you tell me about it?
>
> Posted from Android

In a nut shell: No permit for expansion and there is no railway.
RB

And they definitely don't have mowed lawns on Baffin Island.

Is that the GE test track outside Erie PA?

I think so.

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Is that the GE test track outside Erie PA?

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

But, why do they order this GE?

up833 Wrote:
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> In a nut shell: No permit for expansion and there
> is no railway.
> RB

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

pedrop Wrote:
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> But, why do they order this GE?
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They have been talking about building a railway from their mine to their port. The idea was first put forward when they were first planning the mine several years ago.
They did build a haul road for their trucks and have been using that, but a railway would allow them to increase production.
At the same time, the government has imposed some very strong environmental protection laws.
They have to figure that part out before they can get permits.

https://www.baffinland.com/

 

Will MacKenzie
Dundas, ON